Article
Sequences required for paramutation of the maize b gene map to a region containing the promoter and upstream sequences.
Genetics - 1 Aug 1995
Patterson G I, Kubo K M, Shroyer T, Chandler V L
Abstract excerpt
The b gene encodes a transcriptional regulator of the maize anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway. Certain b alleles participate in paramutation, an allele-specific interaction that heritably alters transcription. The moderately transcribed B' allele heritably reduces the transcription of the highly t...
Topics
- Alleles
- Anthocyanins
- Base Sequence
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genes, Plant
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Organ Specificity
- Pigmentation
- Plant Proteins
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Recombination, Genetic
- Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid