Singh, R., Low, E. T., Ooi, L. C., Ong-Abdullah, M., Nookiah, R., Ting, N. C., Marjuni, M., Chan, P. L., Ithnin, M., Manaf, M. A., Nagappan, J., Chan, K. L., Rosli, R., Halim, M. A., Azizi, N., Budiman, M. A., Lakey, N., Bacher, B., Van Brunt, A., Wang, C., Hogan, M., He, D., MacDonald, J. D., Smith, S. W., Ordway, J. M., Martienssen, R. A., Sambanthamurthi, R. (June 2014) The oil palm VIRESCENS gene controls fruit colour and encodes a R2R3-MYB. Nature Communications, 5. p. 4106. ISSN 20411723
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Abstract
Oil palm, a plantation crop of major economic importance in Southeast Asia, is the predominant source of edible oil worldwide. We report the identification of the VIRESCENS (VIR) gene, which controls fruit exocarp colour and is an indicator of ripeness. VIR is a R2R3-MYB transcription factor with homology to Lilium LhMYB12 and similarity to Arabidopsis PRODUCTION OF ANTHOCYANIN PIGMENT1 (PAP1). We identify five independent mutant alleles of VIR in over 400 accessions from sub-Saharan Africa that account for the dominant-negative virescens phenotype. Each mutation results in premature termination of the carboxy-terminal domain of VIR, resembling McClintock's C1-I allele in maize. The abundance of alleles likely reflects cultural practices, by which fruits were venerated for magical and medicinal properties. The identification of VIR will allow selection of the trait at the seed or early-nursery stage, 3-6 years before fruits are produced, greatly advancing introgression into elite breeding material.
| Item Type: | Paper |
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| Subjects: | bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function > gene regulation bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function > gene regulation bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > genes, structure and function organism description > plant |
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| Communities: | CSHL labs > Martienssen lab |
| Depositing User: | Matt Covey |
| Date: | 30 June 2014 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2014 19:14 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2019 16:10 |
| PMCID: | PMC4078410 |
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| URI: | https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/30481 |
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