Ectopic expression of the R2R3-MYB gene from Tricyrtis sp. results in leaf color alteration in transgenic Pelargonium crispum

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 240, Issue , 2018, Pages 411-416

  Kanemaki, Atsushi ^a   Otani, Masahiro ^a   Takano, Miho ^a   Fujimoto, Takuo ^a   Okuhara, Hiroaki ^b   Nomizu, Toshikazu ^b   Kondo, Masayoshi ^b   Kobayashi, Hitoshi ^b   Tatsuzawa, Fumi ^c   Nakano, Masaru ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Niigata Agricultural Research Institutes   (Japan)

^c IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthocyanin; Colored leaf plant; Flavonoid biosynthetic pathway; MYB transcription factor; Ornamental plant

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; GENE EXPRESSION; HERB; LEAF; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRUS;

AGROBACTERIUM; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; PELARGONIUM CRISPUM; TRICYRTIS;

EID: 85048773264     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2018.06.029     Document Type: Article

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