Identification and characterization of regulatory network components for anthocyanin synthesis in barley aleurone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Among natural populations, there are different colours of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). The colour of barley grains is directly related to the accumulation of different pigments in the aleurone layer, pericarp and lemma. Blue grain colour is due to the accumulation of anthocyanins in the aleurone layer, which is dependent on the presence of five Blx genes that are not sequenced yet (Blx1, Blx3 and Blx4 genes clustering on chromosome 4HL and Blx2 and Blx5 on 7HL). Due to the health benefits of anthocyanins, blue-grained barley can be considered as a source of dietary food. The goal of the current study was to identify and characterize components of the anthocyanin synthesis regulatory network for the aleurone layer in barley.

Results

The candidate genes for componen

SUBMITTER: Strygina KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5688479 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature