The MYB182 protein down-regulates proanthocyanidin and anthocyanin biosynthesis in poplar by repressing both structural and regulatory flavonoid genes

Plant Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 693-710

  Yoshida, Kazuko ^a   Ma, Dawei ^a   Constabel, C Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULUS;

ANTHOCYANIN; FLAVONOID; PLANT PROTEIN; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT GENE; PLANT ROOT; POPULUS; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MOTIF; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTHOCYANINS; DOWN-REGULATION; FLAVONOIDS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POPULUS; PROANTHOCYANIDINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84923672995     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.114.253674     Document Type: Article

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