Gene regulation networks generate diverse pigmentation patterns in plants

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1-3

  Albert, Nick W ^a,b   Davies, Kevin M ^a   Schwinn, Kathy E ^a  

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

^b AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; bHLH; Flavonoid; MYB; Transcription factor; WDR

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA;

ANTHOCYANIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANGIOSPERM; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PIGMENTATION; PLANT; PLANT GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANTHOCYANINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENES, PLANT; PIGMENTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84919676713     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.29526     Document Type: Article

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