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- Title
PlgMYBR1, an R2R3-MYB transcription factor, plays as a negative regulator of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Platycodon grandiflorus.
- Authors
Kim, Eunhui; Hyun, Tae Kyung
- Abstract
Floral color plays a major role in pollinator specificity, and changes in color may result in pollinator shifts and pollinator-mediated speciation. In the purple flowers of Platycodon grandiflorus, anthocyanins are the major pigment metabolites, whereas white flowers result due to the absence of anthocyanins. The lack of anthocyanins may be due to the inhibition of the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway. However, the molecular mechanism of anthocyanin biosynthesis in P. grandiflorus is not fully understood. Hence, we identified R2R3-MYB transcription factor, PlgMYBR1, as a negative regulator for anthocyanin biosynthesis using sequence homology and tissue-specific expression pattern analyses. A heterologous co-expression assay suggested that PlgMYBR1 inhibited the function of AtPAP1 (Arabidopsis thaliana production of anthocyanin pigment 1), indicating that PlgMYBR1 plays as a repressor of anthocyanin biosynthesis in P. grandiflorus. Our results provide a foundation for future efforts to understand the anthocyanin biosynthesis in P. grandiflorus and, thereby, to improve flower color through genetic engineering.
- Subjects
ANTHOCYANINS; BIOSYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION factors; POLLINATORS; ARABIDOPSIS thaliana; GENETIC engineering; METABOLITES
- Publication
3 Biotech, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
2190-572X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13205-023-03490-6