Article
Inhibition of flower pigmentation by antisense CHS genes: promoter and minimal sequence requirements for the antisense effect.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Apr 1990
van der Krol A R, Mur L A, de Lange P, Mol J N, Stuitje A R
Abstract excerpt
Introduction of a constitutive antisense full-length chalcone synthase (CHS) cDNA gene in petunia can result in an inhibition of flower pigmentation. We have evaluated some of the factors which may be important for the effectiveness of an antisense CHS gene. Antisense CHS genes encoding half-length or quarter-length RNA complementary to the 3' half of CHS mRNA are able to affect flower pigmentation, while a gene...
Topics
- Acyltransferases
- Antisense Elements (Genetics)
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Engineering
- Phenotype
- Pigmentation
- Plant Physiological Phenomena
- Plants
- Promoter Regions, Genetic