Advance in transcriptional factors regulating flavonoid biosynthesis

LI Zongyan,LI Mingyang*

JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2011, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (05) : 129-134.

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JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY ›› 2011, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (05) : 129-134. DOI: 10.3969/j.jssn.1000-2006.2011.05.029

Advance in transcriptional factors regulating flavonoid biosynthesis

  • LI Zongyan1,2,LI Mingyang1*
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Variation of plant color was determined by many inner factors, including pigments and their contents, pigments distribution,and morphology of flower epidemical cell. We collected many documents from different perspectives to illustrate the advance in the transcriptional factors(TFS) regulated on flavonoid biosynthesis. Based on related study, there were three types of transcriptional factors involving in regulation process. Myb,bHLH and WD40 TFs in regulating the processes of plant anthocyanidin synthesis were analyzed for their chemical structures and other relevant functions. The homologous genes cloned so far were listed in this review. Moreover, their coexpression traits involved in same or different types of TFS were summarized for the main genes studied in model plants. Many TFS were found to regulate both anthocyanin biosynthesis and trichome development and differentiation, such as CPC and TTG1. Evolutional traits of TFS were summarized. Their applications for plant color breeding and selection were also discussed.

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LI Zongyan,LI Mingyang*. Advance in transcriptional factors regulating flavonoid biosynthesis[J]. JOURNAL OF NANJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY. 2011, 35(05): 129-134 https://doi.org/10.3969/j.jssn.1000-2006.2011.05.029

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