| Literature DB >> 20680382 |
Yasuyo Johzuka-Hisatomi1, Hiroshi Noguchi, Shigeru Iida.
Abstract
The mutable a(flaked (a(f)) allele at the A locus of the common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) confers incomplete dominance in flower pigmentation and is caused by insertion of the DNA transposon Tip100 into CHS-D, which encodes chalcone synthase and is required for anthocyanin biosynthesis. Levels of CHS-D transcripts, CHS-D protein, and anthocyanin pigment in heterozygous flowers were about half that in homozygous flowers, indicating that dosage-dependent expression of CHS-D is the primary cause of the observed incomplete dominance. This contrasts with the Nivea locus in snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) in which incomplete dominance is caused by semi-dominant CHS alleles.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20680382 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-010-0369-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Plant Res ISSN: 0918-9440 Impact factor: 2.629