Intron retention and rhythmic diel pattern regulation of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 2 during crocetin biosynthesis in saffron

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 355-374

  Ahrazem, Oussama ^a,b   Rubio Moraga, Angela ^a   Argandoña Picazo, Javier ^a   Castillo, Raquel ^c   Gómez Gómez, Lourdes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Recursos Humanos para la Ciencia y la Tecnología INCRECYT FEDER   (Spain)

^c VITAB Laboratorios   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apocarotenoid; CCDs; Crocetin; Intron retention; Promoter; Saffron; Splicing

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CROCETIN; DIOXYGENASE; PLANT PROTEIN; ZEAXANTHIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CROCUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INTRON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CROCUS; DIOXYGENASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; ZEAXANTHINS;

EID: 84963665178     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: 15735028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-016-0473-8     Document Type: Article

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