Transcription Factor Which Regulates Flavonoid, Phenylpropanoid, Tyrosine, and Tryptophan Pathways

摘要

The invention provides plants having desirable levels of sugar release and/or lignin synthesis. The invention further provides methods of selecting plants with such desirable levels of sugar release and/or lignin synthesis; methods of genetically modifying plants to modulate lignin synthesis, sugar release, and modulating phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan and flavonoid production; and uses of such plants.

主权项

1. A method of selecting a plant for a sugar release and/or lignin synthesis characteristic, comprising:
a. obtaining nucleic acids from a candidate plant; b. detecting the presence of an allelic variant of the Potri.002G146400 gene is said nucleic acids; and c. selecting said plant based on the presence of an allelic variant of the Potri.002G146400 gene in the nucleic acids obtained from the plant.