Downregulation of polyphenol oxidase in potato tubers redirects phenylpropanoid metabolism enhancing chlorogenate content and late blight resistance

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 2049-2063

  Llorente, Briardo ^a,b   López, Mariana G ^c   Carrari, Fernando ^c   Asís, Ramón ^d   Di Paola Naranjo, Romina D ^d   Flawiá, Mirtha M ^b,e   Alonso, Guillermo D ^b,e   Bravo Almonacid, Fernando ^b,f  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Argentina)

^c Instituto de Biotecnología   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE QUILMES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Chlorogenate; Host plant resistance; Phenylpropanoid metabolism; Phytophthora infestans; Polyphenol oxidase; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

METABOLISM; METABOLITES; NETWORK SECURITY; PHENOLS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CHLOROGENATE; DOWN-REGULATION; HOST-PLANT RESISTANCE; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PHENYLPROPANOID METABOLISMS; PHENYLPROPANOID PATHWAYS; PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; PLANT POLYPHENOLS; POLYPHENOL OXIDASE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

PATHOGENS;

PHYTOPHTHORA INFESTANS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 84914815939     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: 15729788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11032-014-0162-8     Document Type: Article

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