The rare orange-red colored Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivar ‘Harvest Orange’ shows a nonsense mutation in a flavonoid 3’-hydroxylase allele expressed in the bracts

The rare orange-red colored Euphorbia pulcherrima cultivar ‘Harvest Orange’ shows a nonsense mutation in a flavonoid 3’-hydroxylase allele expressed in the bracts

Abstract Background Commercially available poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) varieties prevalently accumulate cyanidin derivatives and show intense red coloration. Orange-red bract color is less common. We investigated four cultivars displaying four different red hues with respect to selected enzym...

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Main Authors: Daria Nitarska, Carmen Stefanini, Christian Haselmair-Gosch, Silvija Miosic, Benjamin Walliser, Maja Mikulic-Petkovsek, Ionela Regos, Ana Slatnar, Thomas Debener, Diro Terefe-Ayana, Vinicius Vilperte, Johannes Hadersdorfer, Karl Stich, Heidi Halbwirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Subjects:
Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima)
Bract coloration
Flavonoid 3′-hydroxylase (F3′H)
Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR)
Substrate specificity
Anthocyanin
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12870-018-1424-0

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