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Engineering of flower color in forsythia by expression of two independently-transformed dihydroflavonol 4-reductase and anthocyanidin synthase genes of flavonoid pathway

TitoloEngineering of flower color in forsythia by expression of two independently-transformed dihydroflavonol 4-reductase and anthocyanidin synthase genes of flavonoid pathway
Tipo di pubblicazioneArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Anno di Pubblicazione2003
AutoriRosati, C., Simoneau P., Treutter D., Poupard P., Cadot Y., Cadic A., and Duron M.
RivistaMolecular Breeding
Volume12
Paginazione197-208
ISSN13803743
Parole chiaveAgrobacterium, Antirrhinum, Antirrhinum majus, Embryophyta, Escherichia coli, Eukaryota, Forsythia, Forsythia x intermedia, Matthiola, Matthiola incana, Rhizobium
Abstract

Flower color was modified in forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia cv 'Spring Glory') by inducing anthocyanin synthesis in petals through sequential Agrobacterium-mediated transformation with dihydroflavonol 4-reductase from Antirrhinum majus (AmDFR) and anthocyanidin synthase from Matthiola incana (MiANS) genes. This is the second report of flower color modification of an ornamental shrub after rose, and the first time an ANS gene is used for this purpose. Double transformants (AmDFR+MiANS) displayed a novel bronze-orange petal color, caused by the de novo accumulation of cyanidin-derived anthocyanins over the carotenoid yellow background of wild type (wt), and intense pigmentation of vegetative organs. Transformation with single genes (either AmDFR or MiANS) produced no change in flower color, showing a multistep control of late anthocyanin pathway in petals of forsythia. Analysis of relevant late flavonoid pathway genes - an endogenous flavonoid glycosyltransferase (FiFGT) and transformed DFR and ANS genes - showed appropriate expression in flower organs. Functional characterization of FiFGT expressed in E. coli revealed its ability to metabolize both flavonols and anthocyanidin substrates, a prerequisite for effective anthocyanin accumulation in petals of plants transformed with constructs leading to anthocyanidin synthesis. Biochemical analyses of flavonoid compounds in petals and leaves showed that, besides anthocyanin induction in petals of double transformants, the accumulation pattern of flavan-3-ols was quantitatively and qualitatively modified in petals and leaves of transformants, in agreement with the most recent model proposed for flavan-3-ol synthesis. On the other hand, phenylpropanoid, flavone and flavonol pools were not quantitatively affected, indicating a tight regulation of early flavonoid pathway.

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URLhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0344152924&doi=10.1023%2fA%3a1026364618719&partnerID=40&md5=7103836dbe4240f45fcb43baae8df7bf
DOI10.1023/A:1026364618719
Citation KeyRosati2003197