Article
Large tandem duplication associated with a Mu2 insertion in Zea mays B-Peru gene.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Aug 1994
Harris L J, Currie K, Chandler V L
Abstract excerpt
The b locus of Zea mays encodes a transcriptional activator of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway. The B-Peru allele is expressed in the aleurone layer of the seed, which results in dark purple pigmentation of this tissue. An unstable Mutator-induced B-Peru mutant allele, b-Perum220, displays w...
Topics
- Alleles
- Anthocyanins
- Base Sequence
- Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors
- Cloning, Molecular
- DNA Transposable Elements
- Exons
- Genes, Plant
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Plant Proteins
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Restriction Mapping
- Seeds
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Transcription Factors