The cellular and genetic basis of structural colour in plants.

Autor: Airoldi CA; Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK., Ferria J; Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK., Glover BJ; Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK. Electronic address: bjg26@cam.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current opinion in plant biology [Curr Opin Plant Biol] 2019 Feb; Vol. 47, pp. 81-87. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Oct 25.
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2018.10.002
Abstrakt: While the pathways that produce plant pigments have been well studied for decades, the use by plants of nanoscale structures to produce colour effects has only recently begun to be studied. A variety of plants from across the plant kingdom have been shown to use different mechanism to generate structural colours in tissues as diverse as leaves, flowers and fruits. In this review we explore the cellular mechanisms by which these nanoscale structures are built and discuss the first insights that have been published into the genetic pathways underpinning these traits.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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