Overexpression of Ps-CHI1, a homologue of the chalcone isomerase gene from tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa), reduces the intensity of flower pigmentation in transgenic tobacco

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 285-295

  Zhou, Lin ^a   Wang, Yan ^a   Ren, Lei ^a   Shi, Qianqian ^a   Zheng, Baoqiang ^a   Miao, Kun ^a   Guo, Xin ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Chalcone isomerase; Gene expression; Molecular cloning; Transgenic tobacco; Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCYANINS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLONE CELLS; CLONING; FORESTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION;

AGROBACTERIUM MEDIATED TRANSFORMATIONS; ANTHOCYANIN BIOSYNTHESIS; CHALCONE ISOMERASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; OPENING READING FRAMES; QUANTITATIVE REAL TIME PCR; TRANSGENIC TOBACCO; TREE PEONY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMINO ACIDS; ANTHOCYANINS; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; FLAVONOIDS; GENES; ISOMERIZATION;

AGROBACTERIUM; AMORPHOPHALLUS KONJAC; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PAEONIA SUFFRUTICOSA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84894285541     PISSN: 01676857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11240-013-0403-2     Document Type: Article

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