The Genetic Components of a Natural Color Palette: A Comprehensive List of Carotenoid Pathway Mutations in Plants

Targeted editing of tomato carotenoid isomerase reveals the role of 5′ UTR region in gene expression regulation

(2021) K. Lakshmi Jayaraj et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Carotenoids: Considerations for Their Use in Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals, Nutricosmetics, Supplements, Botanicals, and Novel Foods in the Context of Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Climate Change

(2021) Antonio J. Meléndez-Martínez et al.   Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Several geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase isoforms supply metabolic substrates for carotenoid biosynthesis in tomato

(2021) M. Victoria Barja et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Establishment of CRISPR/Cas9 mediated targeted mutagenesis in hop (Humulus lupulus)

(2021) Praveen Awasthi et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Optimizing the CRISPR/Cas9 system for genome editing in grape by using grape promoters

(2021) Chong Ren et al.   Horticulture Research

A mutation in Zeaxanthin epoxidase contributes to orange coloration and alters carotenoid contents in pepper fruit ( Capsicum annuum )

(2021) Seo‐Young Lee et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing in Hevea brasiliensis

(2021) Xuemei Dai et al.   INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

Inhibition of Carotenoid Biosynthesis by CRISPR/Cas9 Triggers Cell Wall Remodelling in Carrot

(2021) Tomasz Oleszkiewicz et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated genome editing for wheat grain quality improvement

(2021) Shujuan Zhang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Sugar transporter VST1 knockout reduced aphid damage in watermelon

(2021) Maoying Li et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Knockout of VvCCD8 gene in grapevine affects shoot branching

(2020) Chong Ren et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

A cis-carotene derived apocarotenoid regulates etioplast and chloroplast development

(2020) Christopher I Cazzonelli et al.   eLife

Generation of transgene-free PDS mutants in potato by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation

(2020) Zsófia Bánfalvi et al.   BMC BIOTECHNOLOGY

CRISPR/Cas9 directed editing of lycopene epsilon-cyclase modulates metabolic flux for β-carotene biosynthesis in banana fruit

(2020) Navneet Kaur et al.   METABOLIC ENGINEERING

Identifying a Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase (CCD4) Gene Controlling Yellow/White Fruit Flesh Color of “Piqiutao” (White Fruit Flesh) and Its Mutant (Yellow Fruit Flesh)

(2020) Lu Wen et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

ORHis, a Natural Variant of OR, Specifically Interacts with Plastid Division Factor ARC3 to Regulate Chromoplast Number and Carotenoid Accumulation

(2020) Tianhu Sun et al.   Molecular Plant

Improving the genome editing efficiency of CRISPR/Cas9 in Arabidopsis and Medicago truncatula

(2020) Tezera W. Wolabu et al.   PLANTA

On the biosynthesis and evolution of apocarotenoid plant growth regulators

(2020) Jian You Wang et al.   SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Editing in an Interspecific Hybrid Poplar With a Highly Heterozygous Genome

(2020) Jie Wang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Establishment of a PEG-mediated protoplast transformation system based on DNA and CRISPR/Cas9 ribonucleoprotein complexes for banana

(2020) Shaoping Wu et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

HIGH-TILLERING AND DWARF 12 regulates photosynthesis and plant architecture by affecting carotenoid biosynthesis in rice

(2020) Hui Zhou et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

ζ-Carotene Isomerase Suppresses Tillering in Rice through the Coordinated Biosynthesis of Strigolactone and Abscisic Acid

(2020) Xue Liu et al.   Molecular Plant

Gene silencing of BnaA09.ZEP and BnaC09.ZEP confers orange color in Brassica napus flowers

(2020) Yingjun Liu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

ABSCISIC ACID-DEFICIENT4 has an essential function in both cis-violaxanthin and cis-neoxanthin synthesis

(2020) François Perreau et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Knockout of an Endogenous PHYTOENE DESATURASE Gene in T1 Progeny of Apomictic Hieracium Enables New Strategies for Apomixis Gene Identification

(2020) Sam W. Henderson et al.   Genes

Color-related chlorophyll and carotenoid concentrations of Chinese kale can be altered through CRISPR/Cas9 targeted editing of the carotenoid isomerase gene BoaCRTISO

(2020) Bo Sun et al.   Horticulture Research

A CRISPR/Cas9‐based genome‐editing system for yam ( Dioscorea spp.)

(2020) Easter D. Syombua et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Multiply Targeted Mutagenesis in Orange and Purple Carrot Plants

(2019) Zhi-Sheng Xu et al.   MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated multiple gene editing in Brassica oleracea var. capitata using the endogenous tRNA-processing system

(2019) Cunfa Ma et al.   Horticulture Research

Efficient Targeted Mutagenesis in Apple and First Time Edition of Pear Using the CRISPR-Cas9 System

(2019) Aurélie Charrier et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

SEED CAROTENOID DEFICIENT Functions in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis via the Plastid MEP Pathway

(2019) Lili Zhang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

CRISPR ‐LbCas12a‐mediated modification of citrus

(2019) Hongge Jia et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Efficient Genome Editing Using CRISPR/Cas9 Technology in Chicory

(2019) Guillaume Bernard et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Genome sequencing and CRISPR /Cas9 gene editing of an early flowering Mini‐Citrus ( Fortunella hindsii )

(2019) Chenqiao Zhu et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of phytoene desaturase in diploid and octoploid strawberry

(2019) Fiona M. Wilson et al.   Plant Methods

Efficiency Optimization of CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Targeted Mutagenesis in Grape

(2019) Fengrui Ren et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Establishment of Efficient Genetic Transformation Systems and Application of CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Technology in Lilium pumilum DC. Fisch. and Lilium longiflorum White Heaven

(2019) Rui Yan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Identified trans-splicing of YELLOW-FRUITED TOMATO 2 encoding the PHYTOENE SYNTHASE 1 protein alters fruit color by map-based cloning, functional complementation and RACE

(2019) Lulu Chen et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

A novel endogenous selection marker for the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum based on a unique mutation in phytoene desaturase 1

(2019) Yogesh Taparia et al.   Scientific Reports

Highly Efficient and Heritable Targeted Mutagenesis in Wheat via the Agrobacterium tumefaciens-Mediated CRISPR/Cas9 System

(2019) Shujuan Zhang et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Carotenoids as natural functional pigments

(2019) Takashi Maoka   Journal of Natural Medicines

Recovery of the non-functional EGFP-assisted identification of mutants generated by CRISPR/Cas9

(2019) Chong Ren et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

A mutant allele of ζ-carotene isomerase (Z-ISO) is associated with the yellow pigmentation of the “Pinalate” sweet orange mutant and reveals new insights into its role in fruit carotenogenesis

(2019) María J. Rodrigo et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Disruption of ζ-Carotene Desaturase Protein ALE1 Leads to Chloroplast Developmental Defects and Seedling Lethality

(2019) Yunxia Fang et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

ORANGE Represses Chloroplast Biogenesis in Etiolated Arabidopsis Cotyledons via Interaction with TCP14

(2019) Tianhu Sun et al.   PLANT CELL

OsNCED5, a 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase gene, regulates salt and water stress tolerance and leaf senescence in rice

(2019) Yuan Huang et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

A novel approach to carotenoid accumulation in rice callus by mimicking the cauliflower Orange mutation via genome editing

(2019) Akira Endo et al.   Rice

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE 8 in tomato provides resistance against the parasitic weed Phelipanche aegyptiaca

(2019) Vinay Kumar Bari et al.   Scientific Reports

A common phytoene synthase mutation underlies white petal varieties of the California poppy

(2019) Andrew J. Pollack et al.   Scientific Reports

Efficient knockout of phytoene desaturase gene using CRISPR/Cas9 in melon

(2019) Isidre Hooghvorst et al.   Scientific Reports

The Role of Orange Gene in Carotenoid Accumulation: Manipulating Chromoplasts Toward a Colored Future

(2019) Claudia E. Osorio   Frontiers in Plant Science

Toward the ‘golden’ era: The status in uncovering the regulatory control of carotenoid accumulation in plants

(2019) Tianhu Sun et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

High-frequency random DNA insertions upon co-delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoprotein and selectable marker plasmid in rice

(2019) Raviraj Banakar et al.   Scientific Reports

CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Mutagenesis of Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenase 8 (CCD8) in Tobacco Affects Shoot and Root Architecture

(2018) Junping Gao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Orange: a target gene for regulating carotenoid homeostasis and increasing plant tolerance to environmental stress in marginal lands

(2018) Ho Soo Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Clp Protease and OR Directly Control the Proteostasis of Phytoene Synthase, the Crucial Enzyme for Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

(2018) Ralf Welsch et al.   Molecular Plant

The mechanism of diflufenican resistance and its inheritance in oriental mustard (Sisymbrium orientale L.) from Australia

(2018) Hue Thi Dang et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

A Single Nucleotide Mutation of the IspE Gene Participating in the MEP Pathway for Isoprenoid Biosynthesis Causes a Green-Revertible Yellow Leaf Phenotype in Rice

(2018) Nenggang Chen et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Optimized paired-sgRNA/Cas9 cloning and expression cassette triggers high-efficiency multiplex genome editing in kiwifruit

(2018) Zupeng Wang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Efficient in planta gene targeting in tomato using geminiviral replicons and the CRISPR/Cas9 system

(2018) Tal Dahan-Meir et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Mutations in the MIT3 gene encoding a caroteniod isomerase lead to increased tiller number in rice

(2018) Lihua Liu et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Gene editing the phytoene desaturase alleles of Cavendish banana using CRISPR/Cas9

(2018) Fatima Naim et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

CRISPR/Cas9 editing of carotenoid genes in tomato

(2018) Caterina D’Ambrosio et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Pea early-browning virus -mediated genome editing via the CRISPR/Cas9 system in Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis

(2018) Zahir Ali et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH

High-Resolution Analysis of the Efficiency, Heritability, and Editing Outcomes of CRISPR/Cas9-Induced Modifications of NCED4 in Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa )

(2018) Lien D. Bertier et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Lycopene Is Enriched in Tomato Fruit by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Multiplex Genome Editing

(2018) Xindi Li et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

9-cis-Epoxycarotenoid Dioxygenase 3 Regulates Plant Growth and Enhances Multi-Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Rice

(2018) Yuan Huang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A method for the production and expedient screening of CRISPR/Cas9-mediated non-transgenic mutant plants

(2018) Longzheng Chen et al.   Horticulture Research

Low Infection of Phelipanche aegyptiaca in Micro-Tom Mutants Deficient in CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE 8

(2018) Shoko Hasegawa et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Application of CRISPR/Cas9 to Tragopogon (Asteraceae), an evolutionary model for the study of polyploidy

(2018) Shengchen Shan et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Efficient generation of stable, heritable gene edits in wheat using CRISPR/Cas9

(2018) Rhian M Howells et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

CRISPR–Cas9-mediated genome editing in apple and grapevine

(2018) Yuriko Osakabe et al.   Nature Protocols

Single‐molecule real‐time sequencing reveals diverse allelic variations in carotenoid biosynthetic genes in pepper ( Capsicum spp.)

(2018) Hyo‐Bong Jeong et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Identification of Lycopene epsilon cyclase (LCYE) gene mutants to potentially increase β-carotene content in durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L.ssp. durum) through TILLING

(2018) Daniela Richaud et al.   PLoS One

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of homologous genes in Chinese kale

(2018) Bo Sun et al.   Scientific Reports

DNA-Free Genome Editing of Brassica oleracea and B. rapa Protoplasts Using CRISPR-Cas9 Ribonucleoprotein Complexes

(2018) Jana Murovec et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated efficient editing in phytoene desaturase (PDS) demonstrates precise manipulation in banana cv. Rasthali genome

(2017) Navneet Kaur et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

Inferring the Genetic Determinants of Fruit Colors in Tomato by Carotenoid Profiling

(2017) Hee Yoo et al.   MOLECULES

Multiplexed CRISPR/Cas9-mediated metabolic engineering of γ-aminobutyric acid levels in Solanum lycopersicum

(2017) Rui Li et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Knocking out of carotenoid catabolic genes in rice fails to boost carotenoid accumulation, but reveals a mutation in strigolactone biosynthesis

(2017) Xiaoyu Yang et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Rapid and efficient CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing in Citrus using the YAO promoter

(2017) Fei Zhang et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based identification of induced mutations in a doubly mutagenized tomato (Solanum lycopersicum ) population

(2017) Prateek Gupta et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A single nucleotide mutation of IspF gene involved in the MEP pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis causes yellow-green leaf phenotype in rice

(2017) Rui Huang et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Alteration of flower colour in Ipomoea nil through CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4

(2017) Kenta Watanabe et al.   TRANSGENIC RESEARCH

Editing Citrus Genome via SaCas9/sgRNA System

(2017) Hongge Jia et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Efficient CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing of Phytoene desaturase in Cassava

(2017) John Odipio et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Mutations in the maize zeta-carotene desaturase gene lead to viviparous kernel

(2017) Yan Chen et al.   PLoS One

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis in grape

(2017) Ikuko Nakajima et al.   PLoS One

Albino T-DNA tomato mutant reveals a key function of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS1) in plant development and survival

(2017) Manuel García-Alcázar et al.   Scientific Reports

Efficient targeted mutagenesis in soybean by TALENs and CRISPR/Cas9

(2016) Hongyang Du et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Efficiency and Inheritance of Targeted Mutagenesis in Maize Using CRISPR-Cas9

(2016) Jinjie Zhu et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

CRISPR/Cas9 in rice can induce new mutations in later generations, leading to chimerism and unpredicted segregation of the targeted mutation

(2016) Takuma Ishizaki   MOLECULAR BREEDING

pKAMA-ITACHI Vectors for Highly Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Gene Knockout inArabidopsis thaliana

(2016) Hiroki Tsutsui et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-based gene knockout in watermelon

(2016) Shouwei Tian et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Targeted mutagenesis by CRISPR/Cas9 system in the model legume Medicago truncatula

(2016) Yingying Meng et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Fruit carotenoid-deficient mutants in tomato reveal a function of the plastidial isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI1) in carotenoid biosynthesis

(2016) Ilya Pankratov et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Distinct Mechanisms of the ORANGE Protein in Controlling Carotenoid Flux

(2016) Noam Chayut et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

ZEAXANTHIN EPOXIDASE Activity Potentiates Carotenoid Degradation in Maturing Seed

(2016) Sabrina Gonzalez-Jorge et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Deletion of carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 4a (CmCCD4a) and global up-regulation of plastid protein-coding genes in a mutant chrysanthemum cultivar producing yellow petals

(2016) Yeong Deuk Jo et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Exploiting the CRISPR/Cas9 System for Targeted Genome Mutagenesis in Petunia

(2016) Bin Zhang et al.   Scientific Reports

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated efficient and heritable targeted mutagenesis in tomato plants in the first and later generations

(2016) Changtian Pan et al.   Scientific Reports

Efficient Genome Editing in Apple Using a CRISPR/Cas9 system

(2016) Chikako Nishitani et al.   Scientific Reports

Efficient targeted mutagenesis of rice and tobacco genomes using Cpf1 from Francisella novicida

(2016) Akira Endo et al.   Scientific Reports

Efficient Virus-Mediated Genome Editing in Plants Using the CRISPR/Cas9 System

(2015) Zahir Ali et al.   Molecular Plant

Carotenoid Metabolism in Plants

(2015) Nazia Nisar et al.   Molecular Plant

Disruption of aCAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE 4gene converts flower colour from white to yellow inBrassicaspecies

(2015) Bao Zhang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

An R2R3-MYB transcription factor regulates carotenoid pigmentation inMimulus lewisiiflowers

(2015) Janelle M. Sagawa et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Arabidopsis GERANYLGERANYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE 11 is a hub isozyme required for the production of most photosynthesis-related isoprenoids

(2015) M. Águila Ruiz-Sola et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Efficient targeted mutagenesis in potato by the CRISPR/Cas9 system

(2015) Shaohui Wang et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

A ‘golden’ SNP inCmOrgoverns the fruit flesh color of melon (Cucumis melo)

(2015) Galil Tzuri et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

ArabidopsisOR proteins are the major posttranscriptional regulators of phytoene synthase in controlling carotenoid biosynthesis

(2015) Xiangjun Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A geminivirus-based guide RNA delivery system for CRISPR/Cas9 mediated plant genome editing

(2015) Kangquan Yin et al.   Scientific Reports

Efficient CRISPR/Cas9-mediated Targeted Mutagenesis in Populus in the First Generation

(2015) Di Fan et al.   Scientific Reports

Involvement of multiple phytoene synthase genes in tissue- and cultivar-specific accumulation of carotenoids in loquat

(2014) Xiumin Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The CRISPR/Cas9 system produces specific and homozygous targeted gene editing in rice in one generation

(2014) Hui Zhang et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

An Uncharacterized Apocarotenoid-Derived Signal Generated in  -Carotene Desaturase Mutants Regulates Leaf Development and the Expression of Chloroplast and Nuclear Genes in Arabidopsis

(2014) A.-O. Avendano-Vazquez et al.   PLANT CELL

Carotene Hydroxylase Activity Determines the Levels of Both  -Carotene and Total Carotenoids in Orange Carrots

(2014) J. Arango et al.   PLANT CELL

Xcc-facilitated agroinfiltration of citrus leaves: a tool for rapid functional analysis of transgenes in citrus leaves

(2014) Hongge Jia et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

The tomato mutationnxd1reveals a gene necessary for neoxanthin biosynthesis and demonstrates that violaxanthin is a sufficient precursor for abscisic acid biosynthesis

(2014) Hadar Neuman et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated targeted mutagenesis in Nicotiana tabacum

(2014) Junping Gao et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Loss of Function of the Carotenoid Isomerase Gene BrCRTISO Confers Orange Color to the Inner Leaves of Chinese Cabbage (Brassica rapa L. ssp. pekinensis)

(2014) Tongbing Su et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

A New F131V Mutation in Chlamydomonas Phytoene Desaturase Locates a Cluster of Norflurazon Resistance Mutations near the FAD-Binding Site in 3D Protein Models

(2014) Julio V. Suarez et al.   PLoS One

Targeted Genome Editing of Sweet Orange Using Cas9/sgRNA

(2014) Hongge Jia et al.   PLoS One

First TILLING Platform in Cucurbita pepo: A New Mutant Resource for Gene Function and Crop Improvement

(2014) Nelly Vicente-Dólera et al.   PLoS One

Identification and characterization of a new allele for ZEBRA LEAF 2, a gene encoding carotenoid isomerase in rice

(2014) J. Zhao et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Mutations in GERANYLGERANYL DIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE 1 affect chloroplast development in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)

(2013) Nicholas J. Ruppel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Genetic and chemical characterization of an EMS induced mutation in Cucumis melo CRTISO gene

(2013) Navot Galpaz et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

Multiplex and homologous recombination–mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana using guide RNA and Cas9

(2013) Jian-Feng Li et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Targeted mutagenesis in the model plant Nicotiana benthamiana using Cas9 RNA-guided endonuclease

(2013) Vladimir Nekrasov et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Targeted genome modification of crop plants using a CRISPR-Cas system

(2013) Qiwei Shan et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

The Arabidopsis nox Mutant Lacking Carotene Hydroxylase Activity Reveals a Critical Role for Xanthophylls in Photosystem I Biogenesis

(2013) L. Dall'Osto et al.   PLANT CELL

CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE4 Is a Negative Regulator of  -Carotene Content in Arabidopsis Seeds

(2013) S. Gonzalez-Jorge et al.   PLANT CELL

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

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

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

(2013) Juanjuan Ma et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTER

A Further Analysis of the Relationship between Yellow Ripe-Fruit Color and the Capsanthin-Capsorubin Synthase Gene in Pepper (Capsicum sp.) Indicated a New Mutant Variant in C. annuum and a Tandem Repeat Structure in Promoter Region

(2013) Zheng Li et al.   PLoS One

RNA-Guided Genome Editing for Target Gene Mutations in Wheat

(2013) Santosh Kumar Upadhyay et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Map-Based Cloning of zb7 Encoding an IPP and DMAPP Synthase in the MEP Pathway of Maize

(2012) Xiao-Min Lu et al.   Molecular Plant

Rice Carotenoid β-Ring Hydroxylase CYP97A4 is Involved in Lutein Biosynthesis

(2012) Ming-Zhu Lv et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Epistasis in tomato color mutations involves regulation of phytoene synthase 1 expression by cis-carotenoids

(2012) D. E. Kachanovsky et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Induced mutation in β-CAROTENE HYDROXYLASE results in accumulation of β-carotene and conversion of red to orange color in pepper fruit

(2012) Yelena Borovsky et al.   THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS

Carotenoid Isomerase Is Key Determinant of Petal Color ofCalendula officinalis

(2011) Sanae Kishimoto et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Induced point mutations in the phytoene synthase 1 gene cause differences in carotenoid content during tomato fruit ripening

(2011) Antoine L. F. Gady et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Epoxycarotenoid cleavage by NCED5 fine-tunes ABA accumulation and affects seed dormancy and drought tolerance with other NCED family members

(2011) Anne Frey et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Disruption of the 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate reductoisomerase (DXR) gene results in albino, dwarf and defects in trichome initiation and stomata closure in Arabidopsis

(2010) Shufan Xing et al.   CELL RESEARCH

A splicing mutation in the gene encoding phytoene synthase causes orange coloration in Habanero pepper fruits

(2010) Ok Rye Kim et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

Rare genetic variation at Zea mays crtRB1 increases β-carotene in maize grain

(2010) Jianbing Yan et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Provitamin A Accumulation in Cassava (Manihot esculenta) Roots Driven by a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in a Phytoene Synthase Gene

(2010) Ralf Welsch et al.   PLANT CELL

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

(2010) Y. Chen et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Characterization of the  -Carotene Hydroxylase Gene DSM2 Conferring Drought and Oxidative Stress Resistance by Increasing Xanthophylls and Abscisic Acid Synthesis in Rice

(2010) H. Du et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Variability of carotenoid biosynthesis in orange colored Capsicum spp.

(2010) Ivette Guzman et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Plant isoprenoid biosynthesis via the MEP pathway: In vivo IPP/DMAPP ratio produced by (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate reductase in tobacco BY-2 cell cultures

(2009) Denis Tritsch et al.   FEBS LETTERS

Isolation and functional characterization of a lycopene β-cyclase gene that controls fruit colour of papaya (Carica papaya L.)

(2009) Luke C. Devitt et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Unravelling the regulatory mechanisms that modulate the MEP pathway in higher plants

(2009) E. Cordoba et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Lutein Accumulation in the Absence of Zeaxanthin Restores Nonphotochemical Quenching in the Arabidopsis thaliana npq1 Mutant

(2009) Z. Li et al.   PLANT CELL

Novel lycopene epsilon cyclase activities in maize revealed through perturbation of carotenoid biosynthesis

(2009) Ling Bai et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Petunia hybrida CAROTENOID CLEAVAGE DIOXYGENASE7 Is Involved in the Production of Negative and Positive Branching Signals in Petunia

(2009) R. S.M. Drummond et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Genetic Evidence for the Role of Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerases in the Mevalonate Pathway and Plant Development in Arabidopsis

(2008) Kazunori Okada et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

The Arabidopsis thaliana Type I Isopentenyl Diphosphate Isomerases Are Targeted to Multiple Subcellular Compartments and Have Overlapping Functions in Isoprenoid Biosynthesis

(2008) M. A. Phillips et al.   PLANT CELL

Altered plastid levels and potential for improved fruit nutrient content by downregulation of the tomato DDB1-interacting protein CUL4

(2008) Songhu Wang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Mutations of genes in synthesis of the carotenoid precursors of ABA lead to pre-harvest sprouting and photo-oxidation in rice

(2008) Jun Fang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Abscisic acid deficiency in the tomato mutant high-pigment 3 leading to increased plastid number and higher fruit lycopene content

(2008) Navot Galpaz et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Chloroplast localization of methylerythritol 4-phosphate pathway enzymes and regulation of mitochondrial genes in ispD and ispE albino mutants in Arabidopsis

(2008) Ming-Hsiun Hsieh et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Genetics of flesh color and nucleotide sequence analysis of phytoene synthase gene 1 in a yellow-fruited tomato accession PI114490

(2008) Dongjuan Yuan et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

The plastidial MEP pathway: unified nomenclature and resources

(2008) M PHILLIPS et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Identification and Functional Analysis of Light-Responsive Unique Genes and Gene Family Members in Rice

(2008) Ki-Hong Jung et al.   PLoS Genetics

Technical Advance: Tobacco rattle virus as a vector for analysis of gene function by silencing

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