RRC ID 38627
Author Ilk N, Ding J, Ihnatowicz A, Koornneef M, Reymond M.
Title Natural variation for anthocyanin accumulation under high-light and low-temperature stress is attributable to the ENHANCER OF AG-4 2 (HUA2) locus in combination with PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT1 (PAP1) and PAP2.
Journal New Phytol
Abstract Growing conditions combining high light intensities and low temperatures lead to anthocyanin accumulation in plants. This response was contrasted between two Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, which were used to decipher the genetic and molecular bases underlying the variation of this response. Quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for flowering time (FT) and anthocyanin accumulation under a high-light and low-temperature scenario versus a control environment were mapped. Major QTLs were confirmed using near-isogenic lines. Candidate genes were examined using mutants and gene expression studies as well as transgenic complementation. Several QTLs were found for FT and for anthocyanin content, of which one QTL co-located at the ENHANCER OF AG-4 2 (HUA2) locus. That HUA2 is a regulator of both pathways was confirmed by the analysis of loss-of-function mutants. For a strong expression of anthocyanin, additional allelic variation was detected for the PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT1 (PAP1) and PAP2 genes which control the anthocyanin pathway. The genetic control of variation for anthocyanin content was dissected in A. thaliana and shown to be affected by a common regulator of flowering and anthocyanin biosynthesis together with anthocyanin-specific regulators.
Volume 206(1)
Pages 422-435
Published 2015-4-1
DOI 10.1111/nph.13177
PMID 25425527
MeSH Alleles Anthocyanins / metabolism* Arabidopsis / genetics* Arabidopsis / metabolism Arabidopsis / radiation effects Arabidopsis Proteins / genetics* Arabidopsis Proteins / metabolism Cold Temperature Databases, Genetic Environment Flowers / genetics Flowers / metabolism Gene Expression Light Pancreatitis-Associated Proteins Quantitative Trait Loci / genetics* Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid Reproduction Transcription Factors / genetics* Transcription Factors / metabolism
IF 8.512
Times Cited 14
WOS Category PLANT SCIENCES
Resource
Arabidopsis / Cultured plant cells, genes pst16228