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Cellular morphology was quantitatively analysed by using the point-counting technique in 76 specimens including 18 normal nasopharyngeal epithelia, 16 simple hyperplasia and metaplasia, 18 dysplasia and 24 unt...
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Open AccessA manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (kiwifruit) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants
Most published genome sequences are drafts, and most are dominated by computational gene prediction. Draft genomes typically incorporate considerable sequence data that are not assigned to chromosomes, and pre...
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Open AccessThe proanthocyanin-related transcription factors MYBC1 and WRKY44 regulate branch points in the kiwifruit anthocyanin pathway
The groups of plant flavonoid metabolites termed anthocyanins and proanthocyanins (PA) are responsible for pigmentation in seeds, flowers and fruits. Anthocyanins and PAs are produced by a pathway of enzymes w...
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An improved method for transformation of Actinidia arguta utilized to demonstrate a central role for MYB110 in regulating anthocyanin accumulation in kiwiberry
Actinidia arguta and related species produce small edible kiwifruit (kiwiberry) with attractive consumer features and high nutritional value. As a recently developed crop, kiwiberry can be improved further by cla...
