Two LcbHLH transcription factors interacting with LcMYB1 in regulating late structural genes of anthocyanin biosynthesis in nicotiana and litchi chinensis during anthocyanin accumulation

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 7, Issue FEB2016, 2016, Pages

  Lai, Biao ^a   Du, Li Na ^a   Liu, Rui ^a   Hu, Bing ^a   Su, Wen Bing ^a   Qin, Yong Hua ^a   Zhao, Jie Tang ^a   Wang, Hui Cong ^a   Hu, Gui Bing ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anthocyanins; BHLH; Interaction; Litchi chinensis; MYB; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960088376     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00166     Document Type: Article

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