Plant age-dependent dynamics of annatto pigment (bixin) biosynthesis in Bixa orellana L.
K. L. d. G. Machado, D. V. Faria, M. B. S. Duarte, L. A. S. Silva, T. R. Oliveira, T. C. d. A. Falcao, D. S. Batista, M. G. C. Costa, C. Santa-Catarina, V. Silveira, E. Romanel, W. C. Otoni, F. T. Nogueira
This study investigates how age-dependent miR156 regulation of BoSPL genes affects bixin biosynthesis in annatto, showing redirected carbon flux to ABA and implications for improving bixin output.
bioRxiv · Dec 28, 2022 · PreprintPlant Biology