Tomato R2R3-MYB Proteins SlANT1 and SlAN2: Same Protein Activity, Different Roles.
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SUBMITTER: Kiferle C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4556288 | biostudies-literature | 2015
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Tomato R2R3-MYB Proteins SlANT1 and SlAN2: Same Protein Activity, Different Roles.
Kiferle Claudia C Fantini Elio E Bassolino Laura L Povero Giovanni G Spelt Cornelis C Buti Sara S Giuliano Giovanni G Quattrocchio Francesca F Koes Ronald R Perata Pierdomenico P Gonzali Silvia S
PloS one 20150826 8
Anthocyanins are water-soluble polyphenolic compounds with a high nutraceutical value. Despite the fact that cultivated tomato varieties do not accumulate anthocyanins in the fruit, the biosynthetic pathway can be activated in the vegetative organs by several environmental stimuli. Little is known about the molecular mechanisms regulating anthocyanin synthesis in tomato. Here, we carried out a molecular and functional characterization of two genes, SlAN2 and SlANT1, encoding two R2R3-MYB transcr ...[more]
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