Anthocyanins are a group within the flavonoid family of plant secondary metabolites that determine the color of flowers and organs and protect plants from reactive oxygen species produced under environmental stresses.
Spatially and temporally distinct deposition of anthocyanin accumulation in tepals of lilies produces multicolor and various color patterning, including bicolor splatter-type spots, raised spots, and blush marks spot.
Asiatic hybrid lilies Tango Series cultivars, in which anthocyanins are specifically colored in the basal tepals have special ornamental value. However, the underlying mechanism has not been well explored.
LhWRKY44 physically interacted with LhMYBSPLATTER protein and directly bound to the LhMYBSPLATTER promoter, which enhanced the effect of the LhMYBSPLATTER-LhbHLH2 MBW complex activator on anthocyanin accumulation. Moreover, LhWRKY44 activated and bound to the promoters of the anthocyanin biosynthesis-related genes LhF3H and the intracellular anthocyanin-related glutathione S-transferase gene LhGST.
Further results showed that LhWRKY44 participated in light and drought-induced anthocyanin accumulation, and improves the drought tolerance in lily by activating stress-related genes. Additionally, researchers accidentally noted that overexpression LhWRKY44 confers early flowering in transgenic Arabidopsis.
LhWRKY44 interacts with LhMYBSPLATTER and enhances the interaction between LhMYBSPLATTER and LhbHLH2. Credit:LhWRKY44 binds to LhF3H and LhGST promoters and activates their expression.
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