The Scutellaria baicalensis R2R3-MYB Transcription Factors Modulates Flavonoid Biosynthesis by Regulating GA Metabolism in Transgenic Tobacco Plants

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Yuan, Yuan ^a   Wu, Chong ^a   Liu, Yunjun ^b   Yang, Jian ^a   Huang, Luqi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DICAFFEOYLSPERMIDINE; FLAVONOID; GIBBERELLIN; QUERCETIN 3,7 O DIGLUCOSIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR R2R3 MYB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NTCHI GENE; NTDH29 GENE; NTHCT GENE; NTUFGT GENE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT METABOLISM; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SBMYB2 GENE; SBMYB7 GENE; SBPALS GENE; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; TAXONOMIC RANK; TOBACCO; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GIBBERELLINS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA-LYASE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SCUTELLARIA BAICALENSIS; SPERMIDINE; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84885461509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0077275     Document Type: Article

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