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A R2R3-MYB, VwMYB1, regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis in pansy petal blotch via transcriptional activation of VwF3'5'H.
Plant cell reports - 2 May 2026
Ye Xinyu, Zhu Xiaopei, Li Yudan, Hu Yanke, Mu Jinyan, Du Xiaohua, Liu Huichao
Abstract excerpt
KEY MESSAGE: VwMYB1 directly activates VwF3'5'H to drive delphinidin accumulation, establishing a core regulatory module controlling pansy petal blotch formation. Anthocyanins play a pivotal role in determining the visual characteristics of ornamental plants. To elucidate the molecular basis of the distinctive "blotch" formation in pansy (Viola × wittrockiana), this study employed an integrated approach that...
Topics
- Anthocyanins
- Plant Proteins
- Flowers
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Transcription Factors
- Transcriptional Activation
- Plants, Genetically Modified
- Pigmentation
- Phenotype
- Nicotiana
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
