Date of Completion
8-10-2020
Embargo Period
8-10-2020
Advisors
Yaowu Yuan, Jeffrey Seemann, Louise Lewis
Field of Study
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Degree
Master of Science
Open Access
Campus Access
Abstract
Mimulus verbenaceus, an emerging model system for plant molecular biology and anthocyanin research, displays an obvious loss of anthocyanins due to heat in the calyx, but not in the corolla or leaf. Although many species have been documented to lose anthocyanins in the heat, the molecular mechanisms driving temperature-dependent anthocyanin biosynthesis remain unknown. Previous research in Arabidopsis suggests that the degradation of the transcription factor HY5, a positive regulator of anthocyanin biosynthesis, by COP1 is what causes loss of anthocyanins in the heat. However, overexpressing HY5 in M. verbenaceus does not increase calyx anthocyanin production, suggesting a different regulatory mechanism for temperaturedependent anthocyanin biosynthesis in Mimulus.
Recommended Citation
McMahon, Hayley E., "Temperature-Dependent Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Monkeyflowers (Mimulus)" (2020). Master's Theses. 1541.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/gs_theses/1541
Major Advisor
Yaowu Yuan, Jeffrey Seemann