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Fruit-surface flavonoid accumulation in tomato is controlled by a SlMYB12-regulated transcriptional network.
PLoS genetics - 1 Dec 2009
Adato Avital, Mandel Tali, Mintz-Oron Shira, Venger Ilya, Levy Dorit, Yativ Merav, Domínguez Eva, Wang Zhonghua, De Vos Ric C H, Jetter Reinhard, Schreiber Lukas, Heredia Antonio, Rogachev Ilana, Aharoni Asaph
Abstract excerpt
The cuticle covering plants' aerial surfaces is a unique structure that plays a key role in organ development and protection against diverse stress conditions. A detailed analysis of the tomato colorless-peel y mutant was carried out in the framework of studying the outer surface of reproductive organs. The y mutant peel lacks the yellow flavonoid pigment naringenin chalcone, which has been suggested to influence...
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