Alternative splicing, activation of cryptic exons and amino acid substitutions in carotenoid biosynthetic genes are associated with lutein accumulation in wheat endosperm.

Howitt, Crispin A

Alternative splicing, activation of cryptic exons and amino acid substitutions in carotenoid biosynthetic genes are associated with lutein accumulation in wheat endosperm. [electronic resource] - Functional & integrative genomics Aug 2009 - 363-76 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1438-7948

10.1007/s10142-009-0121-3 doi


Alternative Splicing
Amino Acid Substitution
Base Sequence
Carotenoids--biosynthesis
Chromosome Mapping
Color
Exons
Lutein--metabolism
Molecular Sequence Data
Quantitative Trait Loci
Triticum--anatomy & histology