Xiaoqiang Liu, Tengfei Zhao, Lina Yuan, Fei Qiu, Yueli Tang, Dan Li, Fangyuan Zhang, Lingjiang Zeng, Chunxian Yang, Mohammad Mahmoud Nagdy, Zun Lai Lai Htun, Xiaozhong Lan, Min Chen, Zhihua Liao, Yan Li
Anthocyanins are water-soluble flavonoid pigments that play a crucial role in plant growth and metabolism. They serve as attractants for animals by providing plants with red, blue, and purple pigments, facilitating pollination and seed dispersal. The fruits of solanaceous plants, tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) and eggplant ( Solanum melongena ), primarily accumulate anthocyanins in the fruit peels, while the ripe fruits of Atropa belladonna ( Ab ) have a dark purple flesh due to anthocyanin accumulation. In this study, an R2R3-MYB transcription factor (TF), AbMYB1, was identified through association analysis of gene expression and anthocyanin accumulation in different tissues of A...
May 2, 2024: International Journal of Molecular Sciences