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The Inhibition Effect and Excessive Carbon Flux Resulting from Blocking Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Under Darkness in Begonia semperflorens

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Similar to many plants, the leaves of Begonia semperflorens accumulate anthocyanins and turn red in autumn. This induction of anthocyanin biosynthesis in autumn has been attributed to low temperature, but the effects of light on this process are still under debate. In the present work, light was found to be necessary for anthocyanin biosynthesis under low temperature. When seedlings were exposed to light and low temperature, both upstream (phenylalanine ammonialyase and chalcone isomerase) and downstream [dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR), flavonoid-3-O-glucosyltransferase (UFGT)] enzymes of the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway were activated. However, when seedlings were exposed to low temperature in the dark, downstream enzymes (DFR and UFGT) were inhibited. The carbon flux caused by blocked anthocyanin biosynthesis in the dark-exposed plants channeled into flavonoid (for example, flavonol) and phenolic acid, but not lignin, biosynthesis.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31101562) and The Key Scientific Research Project of High Education in Henan Province (15A220006).

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    Kai Ming Zhang, Mei Li Guo, Dan He, Rong Hua Wu & Yong Hua Li

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Zhang, K.M., Guo, M.L., He, D. et al. The Inhibition Effect and Excessive Carbon Flux Resulting from Blocking Anthocyanin Biosynthesis Under Darkness in Begonia semperflorens . J Plant Growth Regul 35, 22–30 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00344-015-9503-z

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