New insights into the genetic manipulation of the R2R3-MYB and CHI gene families on anthocyanin pigmentation in Petunia hybrida

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  • Guo Li
  • Dietz Felix Michaelis
  • Junjie Huang
  • Margrethe Serek
  • Christian Gehl
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer108000
FachzeitschriftPlant physiology and biochemistry
Jahrgang203
Frühes Online-Datum2 Sept. 2023
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Okt. 2023

Abstract

Several R2R3-MYB genes control anthocyanin pigmentation in petunia, and ANTHOCYANIN-2 (AN2) is treated as the main player in petal limbs. However, the actual roles of R2R3-MYBs in the coloration of different floral tissues in the so called “darkly-veined” petunias are still not clear. The genetic background and expression of AN2 paralogs from various petunias with different color patterns were identified. All “darkly-veined” genotypes have the identical mutation in the AN2 gene, but express a different functional paralog – ANTHOCYANIN-4 (AN4) – abundantly in flowers. Constitutive overexpression of PhAN4 in this petunia resulted not only in a fully colored flower but also in a clearly visible pigmentation in the green tissue and roots, which can be rapidly increased by stress conditions. Suppression of AN4 gene resulted in discolored petals and whitish anthers. Interestingly, when a similar white flower phenotype was achieved by knockout of an essential structural gene of anthocyanin biosynthesis – CHALCONE ISOMERASE-A (CHI-A) – the plant responded directly by upregulating of another paralogs – DEEP PURPLE (DPL) and PURPLE HAZE (PHZ). Moreover, we also found that CHI–B can partially substitute for CHI-A in anthers, but not in vegetative tissues. Further, no significant effects on the longevity of white or enhanced colored flowers were observed compared with the wild type. We concluded that endogenous up-regulation of AN4 leads to the restoration of petal color in the “darkly-veined” phenotypes as a result of the breeding process under human selection, and CHI–B is a backup for CHI-A acitvity in some floral tissues.

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  • Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie (insg.)
  • Physiologie
  • Biochemie, Genetik und Molekularbiologie (insg.)
  • Genetik
  • Agrar- und Biowissenschaften (insg.)
  • Pflanzenkunde

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New insights into the genetic manipulation of the R2R3-MYB and CHI gene families on anthocyanin pigmentation in Petunia hybrida. / Li, Guo; Michaelis, Dietz Felix; Huang, Junjie et al.
in: Plant physiology and biochemistry, Jahrgang 203, 108000, 10.2023.

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Li G, Michaelis DF, Huang J, Serek M, Gehl C. New insights into the genetic manipulation of the R2R3-MYB and CHI gene families on anthocyanin pigmentation in Petunia hybrida. Plant physiology and biochemistry. 2023 Okt;203:108000. Epub 2023 Sep 2. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108000
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