Phenotypic changes associated with RNA interference silencing of chalcone synthase in apple (Malus × domestica)

Plant Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 398-410

  Dare, Andrew P ^a   Tomes, Sumathi ^a   Jones, Midori ^a   McGhie, Tony K ^a   Stevenson, David E ^a   Johnson, Ross A ^a   Greenwood, David R ^a,b   Hellens, Roger P ^a  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

chalcone synthase; Malus domestica; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

CHALCONE SYNTHASE; FUNCTIONAL REDUNDANCY; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPIC CHANGES; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; REDUCED GROWTH RATE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANTHOCYANINS; FRUITS; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

RNA;

ACYLTRANSFERASE; CHALCONE DERIVATIVE; CHALCONE SYNTHASE; DIHYDROCHALCONE; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; INDOLEACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NARINGENIN; PHLORIZIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; MALUS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; PLANT CELL; PLANT GENE; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL SHAPE; CHALCONES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FLAVANONES; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; INDOLEACETIC ACIDS; MALUS; PHENOTYPE; PHLORHIZIN; PLANT CELLS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE;

MALUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 84876686016     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12140     Document Type: Article

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