Transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in nectarine (Prunus persica) by a set of R2R3 MYB transcription factors

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ravaglia, Daniela ^a   Espley, Richard V ^b   Henry Kirk, Rebecca A ^b   Andreotti, Carlo ^c   Ziosi, Vanina ^a   Hellens, Roger P ^b   Costa, Guglielmo ^a   Allan, Andrew C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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

^c FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Light; MYB; Nectarine; Peach; Prunus persica; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS PERSICA; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA;

FLAVONOID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PRUNUS;

FLAVONOIDS; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT PROTEINS; PRUNUS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84877004384     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-13-68     Document Type: Article

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