Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: AN2
• Gene Name: ANTHOCYANIN2
• Genome:
• Species: Petunia hybrida

Functional Descriptions:

• The anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway was strongly downregulated in star petals, including its major regulator ANTHOCYANIN2 (AN2).
• We established that PhDEF directly binds to the AN2 terminator in vitro and in vivo, suggesting that PhDEF might regulate AN2 expression and therefore petal epidermis pigmentation.
• Therefore, we conclude that PhDEF binds to the terminator region of AN2 in planta, and that PhDEF is a putative direct regulator of AN2 expression in the petal epidermis.
• Ectopic expression of AN2 in petunia leaves is sufficient to trigger anthocyanin accumulation in this tissue, by inducing AN1 expression among others.

Function-related keywords:

• epidermis ,  pigmentation ,  anthocyanin-biosynthesis ,  anthocyanin

Literature:

• Cell layer-specific expression of the homeotic MADS-box transcription factor PhDEF contributes to modular petal morphogenesis in petunia.   DOI:  10.1093/plcell/koad258 ;  PMID:  37804091

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: OQ418982
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