title: Cotton flavonoid structural genes related to the pigmentation in brown fibers.
abstract: Five flavonoid structural genes, encoding chalcone isomerase, flavanone 3-hydroxylase, dihydroflavonol 4-reductase, anthocyanidin synthase, and anthocyanidin reductase, were cloned from a brown-fiber cotton line (T586). The predicted proteins of these genes exhibit high sequence similarity with corresponding enzymes from various plants. RT-PCR analysis showed these genes are developmentally co-regulated and preferentially expressed in developing fibers of T586. Expression analyses and dimethylaminocinnaldehyde staining demonstrated that high transcript levels of these genes in developing fibers and presence of proanthocyanidins in mature fibers co-segregated with brown fiber in a recombination inbred line population. Our results indicated that the cloned flavonoid structural genes and proanthocyanidins were involved in the pigmentation in brown cotton fibers.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Crop Quality Improvement of the Ministry of Agriculture, PR China.
authors.forename: Yue-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Zheng-Sheng
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Meng-Hui
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Xian-Bi
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pei
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D032561:Cotton Fiber; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D017343:Genes, Plant; D003368:Gossypium / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D010858:Pigmentation / Q000235:genetics; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D044945:Proanthocyanidins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005419:Flavonoids; D010940:Plant Proteins; D044945:Proanthocyanidins