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SUBMITTER: Du H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4623676 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Du Hui H Wu Jie J Ji Kui-Xian KX Zeng Qing-Yin QY Bhuiya Mohammad-Wadud MW Su Shang S Shu Qing-Yan QY Ren Hong-Xu HX Liu Zheng-An ZA Wang Liang-Sheng LS
Journal of experimental botany 20150723 21
Anthocyanins are major pigments in plants. Methylation plays a role in the diversity and stability of anthocyanins. However, the contribution of anthocyanin methylation to flower coloration is still unclear. We identified two homologous anthocyanin O-methyltransferase (AOMT) genes from purple-flowered (PsAOMT) and red-flowered (PtAOMT) Paeonia plants, and we performed functional analyses of the two genes in vitro and in vivo. The critical amino acids for AOMT catalytic activity were studied by s ...[more]