Unstable anthocyanin pigmentation in Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (African violet) is due to transcriptional selectivity of a single MYB gene
Daichi Kurata, Tomohisa Tsuzaki, Fumi Tatsuzawa, Kenta Shirasawa, Hideki Hirakawa, Munetaka Hosokawa
The paper identifies a single MYB gene, SiMYB2, whose transcriptional selectivity causes unstable anthocyanin pigmentation in African violets through epigenetic regulation.
New Phytologist · Jun 13, 2025Peer-reviewedPlant Biology