Gene Details:

  • Gene ID: Gbar_A07G008330
  • Gene Symbol: GbBM
  • Gene Name: Beauty Mark
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  • Species: Gossypium barbadense

Functional Descriptions:

  • Demonstrate that GbBM directly targets the promoter of four flavonoid biosynthesis genes to positively regulate petal spot development.
  • Introgression of a GbBM allele into G. hirsutum by marker-assisted selection restored petal spot formation, which significantly increased the frequency of honeybee visits in G. hirsutum.
  • Beauty Mark (GbBM) gene from G.barbadense, a close allotetraploid relative of G.hirsutum, underlies activation of anthocyanin production, directly leading to formation of a pollinator-attracting purple spot at the base of flower petals.
  • Thus, the R2R3-MYB TF protein GbBM functions is specifically expressed in flower petal beauty mark region and functions as a positive transcriptional regulator of flavonoid biosynthesis genes.

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