Clustered Transcription Factor Genes Regulate Nicotine Biosynthesis in Tobacco[W][OA]

摘要

This work examines the molecular lesions responsible for the low-nicotine phenotype of a classical tobacco mutant. Extensive duplications of genes encoding jasmonate-responsive transcription factors, found at the NIC2 locus, offer new insights into how regulatory genes for alkaloid biosynthesis are organized and evolved.