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18651125

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
As a result of natural hybridization and human selection over millennia, the skin colors of grapes have become greatly diversified. The color is determined by the quantity and composition of anthocyanins. Color-skinned cultivars accumulate anthocyanins in their skins, whereas white-skinned cultivars do not. Myb-related transcription-factor genes such as VvmybA1 regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis. VvMYBA2r, VlmybA1-1, VlmybA1-2, and VlmybA2, which are homologs of VvmybA1, also regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis. In this study, we isolated a novel Myb-related sequence, VlmybA1-3, from cultivars of Vitis labruscana (Vitis vinifera x Vitis labrusca) by means of inverse PCR, and confirmed by means of transient gene expression assay that the gene regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis in grape berry skin. Seedlings of V. labruscana with two functional haplotypes at a region of berry color loci accumulated more anthocyanins than seedlings with a single functional haplotype. In addition, we investigated the haplotypes at the region in 35 cultivars (both V. vinifera and V. labruscana), and found certain typical characteristics. These findings will contribute to the selection of seedlings with high anthocyanin quantities in breeding programs for wine and table grapes, and will help elucidate the origin and evolution of Vitis species.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0040-5752
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1009-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Genomic and genetic analysis of Myb-related genes that regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in grape berry skin.
pubmed:affiliation
Grape and Persimmon Research Station, National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Akitsu 301-2, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-2494, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't