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The effect of promoter methylation on MdMYB1 expression determines the level of anthocyanin accumulation in skins of two non-red apple cultivars.
BMC plant biology - 5 Jun 2018
Ma Changqing, Jing Chenjuan, Chang Bo, Yan Jiuying, Liang Bowen, Liu Li, Yang Yazhou, Zhao Zhengyang
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Fruit color in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) is ascribed mainly to the accumulation of anthocyanin pigments, and is an important trait for determining fruit market acceptance. Bagging is a commonly used treatment to enhance the red pigmentation in apple skin. The MdMYB1 transcription factor gene plays an important role in the biosynthesis of anthocyanin in apple after bag removal, but little is known...
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