The Coordinated Action of MYB Activators and Repressors Controls Proanthocyanidin and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Vaccinium

DJ Lafferty, RV Espley, CH Deng, AP Dare… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Vaccinium berries are regarded as “superfoods” owing to their high concentrations of
anthocyanins, flavonoid metabolites that provide pigmentation and positively affect human …

Hierarchical regulation of MYBPA1 by anthocyanin- and proanthocyanidin-related MYB proteins is conserved in Vaccinium species

DJ Lafferty, RV Espley, CH Deng… - Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Members of the Vaccinium genus bear fruits rich in anthocyanins, a class of red-purple
flavonoid pigments that provide human health benefits, although the localization and …

MYBA From Blueberry (Vaccinium Section Cyanococcus) Is a Subgroup 6 Type R2R3MYB Transcription Factor That Activates Anthocyanin Production

BJ Plunkett, RV Espley, AP Dare… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Vaccinium genus in the family Ericaceae comprises many species, including the fruit-
bearing blueberry, bilberry, cranberry, huckleberry, and lingonberry. Commercially, the most …

Characterization and analysis of anthocyanin-related genes in wild-type blueberry and the pink-fruited mutant cultivar 'Pink Lemonade': New insights into anthocyanin …

JV Die, RW Jones, EL Ogden, MK Ehlenfeldt… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
Blueberries are one of the richest sources of antioxidants, such as anthocyanins, among
fruits and vegetables. Anthocyanin mutants, like the pink-fruited cultivar 'Pink Lemonade' …

Two genes, ANS and UFGT2, from Vaccinium spp. are key steps for modulating anthocyanin production

HM Nguyen, J Putterill, AP Dare, BJ Plunkett… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Anthocyanins are a major group of red to blue spectrum plant pigments with many consumer
health benefits. Anthocyanins are derived from the flavonoid pathway and diversified by …

The Arabidopsis transcription factor MYB112 promotes anthocyanin formation during salinity and under high light stress

ME Lotkowska, T Tohge, AR Fernie, GP Xue… - Plant …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
MYB transcription factors (TF s) are important regulators of flavonoid biosynthesis in plants.
Here, we report MYB112 as a formerly unknown regulator of anthocyanin accumulation in …

Two MYB activators of anthocyanin biosynthesis exhibit specialized activities in petiole and fruit of diploid strawberry

X Luo, M Plunkert, Z Teng, K Mackenzie… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The R2R3-MYB transcription factor FveMYB10 is a major regulator of anthocyanin
pigmentation in the red fruits of strawberry. fvemyb10 loss-of-function mutants form yellow …

Metabolic and molecular analyses of white mutant Vaccinium berries show down-regulation of MYBPA1-type R2R3 MYB regulatory factor

AK Primetta, K Karppinen, KR Riihinen, L Jaakola - Planta, 2015 - Springer
Main conclusion MYBPA1-type R2R3 MYB transcription factor shows down-regulation in
white mutant berries of Vaccinium uliginosum deficient in anthocyanins but not …

Advance of the negative regulation of anthocyanin biosynthesis by MYB transcription factors

L Chen, B Hu, Y Qin, G Hu, J Zhao - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Anthocyanins are secondary metabolites derived from the specific branch of the flavonoid
pathway, responsible for red, purple and blue coloration display in the flowers and fruits. The …

The Transcriptional Repressor MYB2 Regulates Both Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Proanthocyandin and Anthocyanin Pigmentation in Medicago truncatula

JH Jun, C Liu, X Xiao, RA Dixon - The Plant Cell, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Accumulation of anthocyanins and proanthocyanidins (PAs) is limited to specific cell types
and developmental stages, but little is known about how antagonistically acting …