Anthocyanidin reductase gene

Paolocci F, Robbins MP, Madeo L, Arcioni S, Martens S, Damiani F. 2007. Ectopic expression of a basic helix-loop-helix gene transactivates parallel pathways of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis. Structure, expression, analysis, and genetic control of leucoanthocyanidin 4-reductase and anthocyanidin reductase genes in Lotus corniculatus. Plant Physiol 143 504-516. 

Shen G-A, Pang Y, Wu W, Liu X, Zhao L, Sun X, Tang KJ. 2005. Isolation and characterization of putative anthocyanidin reductase gene from Ginkgo biloba. Plant Physiol 163 224—227. 

Fujita, A., Soma, N., Goto-Yamamoto, N., Shindo, H., Kakuta, T., Koizumi, T. and Hashizume, K. (2005) Anthocyanidin reductase gene expression and accumulation of flavan-3-ols in grape berry, Am. J. Enol. Vitic., 56(4), 336-342. 

Rosati, C. et al., Engineering of flower colour in forsythia by expression of two independently-transformed dihydroflavonol 4-reductase and anthocyanidin synthase genes of flavonoid pathway. Mol Breed, 12, 197, 2003. 

Bogs J, Downey MO, Harvey JS, Ashton AR, Tanner GJ, Robinson SP. 2005 Proanthocyanidin synthesis and expression of genes encoding leucoanthocyanidin reductase and anthocyanidin reductase in developing grape berries and grapevine leaves. Plant Physiol 139 652-663. 

Then, BANYULS (BAN) genes from Arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago truncatula encode anthocyanidin reductase, which could convert anthocyani-dins to the corresponding 2,3-czs-flavan-3-ols (43, 62, 63, 64). Interestingly, the ectopic expression of BAN in tobacco flower petals and Arabidopsis leaves induced the accumulation of condensed tannins without production of 2,3-ds-flavan-3-ols (43,62,63, 64) (Fig. 14) [32],... 

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