Inactivation of a Gene Encoding Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase (CCD4) Leads to Carotenoid-Based Yellow Coloration of Fruit Flesh and Leaf Midvein in Peach

The high-quality draft genome of peach (Prunus persica) identifies unique patterns of genetic diversity, domestication and genome evolution

(2013) Ignazio Verde et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Identifying a Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase (ccd4) Gene Controlling Yellow/White Fruit Flesh Color of Peach

(2013) Marco Adami et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

Identification, characterization, and utilization of genome-wide simple sequence repeats to identify a QTL for acidity in apple

(2012) Qiong Zhang et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Study of 'Redhaven' peach and its white-fleshed mutant suggests a key role of CCD4 carotenoid dioxygenase in carotenoid and norisoprenoid volatile metabolism

(2011) Federica Brandi et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Chromoplast Differentiation: Current Status and Perspectives

(2010) I. Egea et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Isolation and Characterization of the Z-ISO Gene Encoding a Missing Component of Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Plants

(2010) Y. Chen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Direct regulation of phytoene synthase gene expression and carotenoid biosynthesis by phytochrome-interacting factors

(2010) G. Toledo-Ortiz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A fruit quality gene map of Prunus

(2009) Ebenezer A Ogundiwin et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Cloning and functional characterization of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4 genes

(2009) Fong-Chin Huang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Carotenoid Crystal Formation in Arabidopsis and Carrot Roots Caused by Increased Phytoene Synthase Protein Levels

(2009) Dirk Maass et al.   PLoS One

Cytosolic and Plastoglobule-targeted Carotenoid Dioxygenases fromCrocus sativusAre Both Involved in β-Ionone Release

(2008) Angela Rubio et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY