Spearmint R2R3-MYB transcription factor MsMYB negatively regulates monoterpene production and suppresses the expression of geranyl diphosphate synthase large subunit (MsGPPS.LSU)

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1105-1119

  Reddy, Vaishnavi Amarr ^a   Wang, Qian ^a,b   Dhar, Niha ^a   Kumar, Nadimuthu ^a   Venkatesh, Prasanna Nori ^a   Rajan, Chakravarthy ^a,c   Panicker, Deepa ^a,c   Sridhar, Vishweshwaran ^a   Mao, Hui Zhu ^a   Sarojam, Rajani ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b ZHEJIANG WANLI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

GPPS; R2R3 MYB; secondary metabolism; spearmint; terpene; transcription factor

Indexed keywords

DITERPENE; ESSENTIAL OIL; GERANYL DIPHOSPHATE; GERANYLTRANSFERASE; PLANT PROTEIN; PYROPHOSPHORIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VEGETABLE OIL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASIL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MENTHA SPICATA; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; SECONDARY METABOLISM; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; DIPHOSPHATES; DITERPENES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GERANYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; MENTHA SPICATA; MONOTERPENES; OCIMUM BASILICUM; OILS, VOLATILE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT OILS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SESQUITERPENES; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 85017352853     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12701     Document Type: Article

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