Cloning, Identification, and Functional Analysis of the Chalcone Isomerase Gene from Astragalus sinicus.

ABSTRACT: Astragalus sinicus is an important winter-growing cover crop. It is widely utilized, not only as a cover crop for its benefits in fertilizing the soil but also as a landscape ground cover plant. Anthocyanins are involved in the pigmentation of plants in leaves and flowers, which is a crucial characteristic trait for A. sinicus. The formation of anthocyanins depends significantly on the enzyme chalcone isomerase (CHI). However, research on the CHI gene of A. sinicus remains unexplored. The rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) approach was used in this research to clone the CHI sequence from A. sinicus (AsiCHI). The expression profiles of the AsiCHI gene in multiple tissues of A. sinicus were subsequently examined by qRT-PCR (Quantit

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10379301 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature