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An 'activator-repressor' loop controls the anthocyanin biosynthesis in red-skinned pear.

Guangyan Yang1,2, Zhaolong Xue1,2, Kui Lin-Wang3

  • 1College of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.

Molecular Horticulture
|June 30, 2024
PubMed
Summary

A novel repressor gene, PyMYB107, controls red pear skin color by inhibiting anthocyanin (pigment) production. This discovery offers insights into fruit quality improvement through understanding gene regulation.

Keywords:
AnthocyaninMYBPearRepressorTranscriptional regulation

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