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Open AccessSoybean flower-specific R2R3-MYB transcription factor gene GmMYB108 induces anthocyanin production in Arabidopsis thaliana
R2R3-MYB transcription factors (TFs) are known to play a key role in regulating the expression of structural genes involved in plant flavonoid biosynthesis. However, the regulatory networks and related genes c...
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Arabidopsis 3-Ketoacyl-CoA Synthase 4 is Essential for Root and Pollen Tube Growth
Very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs) are essential precursors of membrane lipids, such as phospholipids and sphingolipids, cuticular waxes, suberins, and Brassica seed oils. The first step of VLCFA synthesis is m...
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DNA-free mutagenesis of GIGANTEA in Brassica oleracea var. capitata using CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes
The CRISPR–Cas9 system is a powerful tool for editing genes of interest in specific plant genomes. Indeed, genome-editing systems have been used to enhance a variety of agricultural traits and to study gene fu...
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Advances in the understanding of cuticular waxes in Arabidopsis thaliana and crop species
The aerial parts of plants are covered with a cuticle, a hydrophobic layer consisting of cutin polyester and cuticular waxes that protects them from various environmental stresses. Cuticular waxes mainly compr...
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Overexpression of Arabidopsis MYB96 confers drought resistance in Camelina sativa via cuticular wax accumulation
Camelina has been highlighted as an emerging oilseed crop. Transgenic Camelina plants overexpressing Arabidopsis MYB96 exhibited drought resistance by activa...
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Open AccessGenome sequence of the hot pepper provides insights into the evolution of pungency in Capsicum species
Doil Choi and colleagues report the genome sequence of the hot pepper, Capsicum annuum, as well as the resequencing of two cultivated peppers and a wild species, Capsicum chinense. Comparative genomic analysis ac...
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Identification of functional BrFAD2-1 gene encoding microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturase from Brassica rapa and development of Brassica napus containing high oleic acid contents
Microsomal delta-12 fatty acid desaturase (FAD2) functions in the first committed step of the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids via the desaturation of oleic acid to linoleic acid. In this study, two FA...
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Seed-expressed casein kinase I acts as a positive regulator of the SeFAD2 promoter via phosphorylation of the SebHLH transcription factor
Microsomal oleic acid desaturase (FAD2) catalyzes the first committed step of the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids via extra-plastidial desaturation of oleic acid to linoleic acid. In the regulatory...