Transcriptome analysis in tissue sectors with contrasting crocins accumulation provides novel insights into apocarotenoid biosynthesis and regulation during chromoplast biogenesis
Abstract Crocins, the red soluble apocarotenoids of saffron, accumulate in the flowers of Crocus species in a developmental and tissue-specific manner. In Crocus sieberi, crocins accumulate in stigmas but also in a distinct yellow tepal sector, which we demonstrate contains chromoplast converted fro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Scientific Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21225-z |