Fig. 4: Expression levels of genes related to carotenoid biosynthesis and degradation. | Horticulture Research

Fig. 4: Expression levels of genes related to carotenoid biosynthesis and degradation.

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

Fig. 4: Expression levels of genes related to carotenoid biosynthesis and degradation.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

The leaves and bolting stems of mutants and WT plants were sampled 6 weeks after transplanting. The main axis represents the amount of gene expression in the leaves, and the secondary axis represents the amount of gene expression in the bolting stems. WT wild-type plant, M1 biallelic mutant, M3, M6, M16 homozygous mutants. GGPP geranylgeranyl diphosphate, PSY phytoene synthase, PDS phytoene desaturase, ZDS ζ-carotene desaturase, Z-ISO ζ-carotene isomerase, CRTISO carotenoid isomerase, LCYe lycopene ε-cyclase, LCYb lycopene β-cyclase, ε-OHase ε-carotene hydroxylase, β-OHase β-carotene hydroxylase, VDE violaxanthin de-epoxidase, ZEP zeaxanthin epoxidase, NXS neoxanthin synthase, CCD carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase

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