Sunflower WRINKLED1 plays a key role in transcriptional regulation of oil biosynthesis

• Main Authors: Lim, Audrey R. Q., Kong, Que, Singh, Sanjay K., Guo, Liang, Yuan, Ling, Ma, Wei
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Gene Expression; Plant Oil Biosynthesis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155728
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is one of the most important oilseed crops worldwide. However, the transcriptional regulation underlying oil accumulation in sunflower is not fully understood. WRINKLED1 (WRI1) is an essential transcription factor governing oil accumulation in plant cells. Here, we iden...