Identification, cloning and characterization of an ultrapetala transcription factor CsULT1 from Crocus: A novel regulator of apocarotenoid biosynthesis

BMC Plant Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ashraf, Nasheeman ^a   Jain, Deepti ^b   Vishwakarma, Ram A ^c  

^a Indian Institute of Integrative Medicines   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENOME RESEARCH   (India)

^c CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (India)

Author keywords

Apocarotenoids; Carotenoids; Crocus; Saffron; SAND domain; Stigma; Ultrapetala

Indexed keywords

CROCUS; CROCUS SATIVUS;

CAROTENOID; CROCIN; PLANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL FRACTIONATION; CHEMISTRY; CROCUS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CROCUS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84924857206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0423-7     Document Type: Article

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