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GhPSY, a phytoene synthase gene, is related to the red plant phenotype in upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.).
Molecular biology reports - 1 Aug 2014
Cai Caiping, Zhang Xueying, Niu Erli, Zhao Liang, Li Nina, Wang Liman, Ding Linyun, Guo Wangzhen
Abstract excerpt
Carotenoids are important accessory pigments in plants that are essential for photosynthesis. Phytoene synthase (PSY), a rate-controlling enzyme in the carotenoid biosynthesis pathway, has been widely characterized in rice, maize, and sorghum, but at present there are no reports describing this enzyme in cotton. In this study, GhPSY was identified as a candidate gene for the red plant phenotype via a combined...
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