EjODO1, a MYB Transcription Factor, Regulating Lignin Biosynthesis in Developing Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) Fruit.

ABSTRACT: Lignin is important for plant secondary cell wall formation and participates in resistance to various biotic and abiotic stresses. Loquat undergoes lignification not only in vegetative tissues but also in flesh of postharvest fruit, which adversely affects consumer acceptance. Thus, researches on lignin biosynthesis and regulation are important to understand loquat fruit lignification. In loquat, a gene encoding an enzyme in the lignin biosynthesis pathway, Ej4CL1, was reported to be regulated by transcription factors, including EjMYB1, EjMYB2, EjMYB8, and EjAP2-1, knowledge of this process is still limited. With the aim of identifying novel transcriptional factors controlling lignin biosynthesis in loquat, the promoter of Ej4CL1 was utilized to screen a cDNA li

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5025436 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature