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ArticleMolecular horticulture2024

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

Guangyan Yang, Zhaolong Xue, Kui Lin-Wang, Guosong Chen, Yongqi Zhao, Yaojun Chang, Shaozhuo Xu, Manyi Sun, Cheng Xue, Jiaming Li and 3 more

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Article in Molecular horticulture, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Guangyan Yang *College of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Zhaolong Xue *College of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Kui Lin-WangThe New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand.
Guosong ChenCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Yongqi ZhaoCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Yaojun ChangCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Shaozhuo XuCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Manyi SunCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Cheng XueState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, 271018, China.
Jiaming LiCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
Andrew C AllanThe New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand.
Richard V EspleyThe New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, Auckland, 1025, New Zealand.
Jun WuCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China. wujun@njau.edu.cn.

Funding

Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System CARS-28Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2022YFD1200503National Natural Science Foundation of China 31820103012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The color of red-skinned pear (Pyrus spp.) is primarily attributed to accumulation of anthocyanins, which provide nutritional benefits for human health and are closely associated with the commercial value of fruits. Here, we reported the functional characterization of a R2R3-MYB repressor PyMYB107, which forms an 'activator-repressor' loop to control anthocyanin accumulation in the red-skinned pear. PyMYB107 overexpression inhibited anthocyanin biosynthesis in both pear calli and fruits, while virus-induced gene silencing of PyMYB107 increased anthocyanin accumulation in pear fruits. Furthermore, ectopic expression of PyMYB107 decreased anthocyanin accumulation in tomato, strawberry and tobacco. PyMYB107 can competitively bind to PybHLH3 with PyMYB10/MYB114, thereby suppressing the transcriptional activation of key anthocyanin biosynthesis genes, PyANS and PyUFGT. Site-directed mutagenesis showed that mutations within the R3 domain and EAR motif of PyMYB107 eliminated its repressive activity. Additionally, PyMYB107 exhibited a comparable expression pattern to PyMYB10/MYB114 and was transcriptionally activated by them. Our finding advanced comprehension of the repression mechanism underlying anthocyanin accumulation, providing valuable molecular insights into improving quality of pear fruits.

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AnthocyaninMYBPearRepressorTranscriptional regulation

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PMID38945997
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