Transcript profiling suggests transcriptional repression of the flavonoid pathway in the white-fruited Chilean strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis (L.) Mill.

Abstract

The current paper reports a preliminary approach for the molecular characterization of fruit color in strawberries. We have shown that different genes of the phenylpropanoid and flavonoid biosynthetic pathways exhibit low transcript abundance.

In addition to this, the putative overexpression of a repressive regulatory gene, also suggests transcriptional repression of flavonoid biosynthesis in the white-fruited Chilean strawberry.