An R2R3-MYB transcription factor regulates carotenoid pigmentation in Mimulus lewisii flowers

New Phytologist

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 1049-1057

  Sagawa, Janelle M ^a   Stanley, Lauren E ^a   Lafountain, Amy M ^a   Frank, Harry A ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Yuan, Yao Wu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid biosynthesis; Flower color; Monkeyflowers (Mimulus); MYB transcription factor; Pigmentation

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CAROTENOID; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE;

MIMULUS LEWISII;

ANTHOCYANIN; CAROTENOID; PLANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; DOWN REGULATION; FLOWER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MIMULUS; MUTATION; PIGMENTATION; PLANT GENE; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTHOCYANINS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CAROTENOIDS; DOWN-REGULATION; FLOWERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; MIMULUS; MUTATION; PIGMENTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 84954395771     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13647     Document Type: Article

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