Research Advances in the Function of Anthocyanin in Plant Stress Response
WANG Hong-Xue1, LIU Tian-Yu1, ZHUANG Wei-Bing2,*, WANG Zhong2, ZHU Lin3, QU Shen-Chun1,*, ZHAI Heng-Hua2
1 Nanjing Agricultural University, College of Horticulture, Nanjing 210095, China; 2 Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-sen), Nanjing 210014, China; 3 Linyi Lanshan District Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau, Linyi 276000, China
Abstract Anthocyanins, belonging to flavonoid compounds, are a kind of water-soluble natural pigments. Under natural conditions, anthocyanins always exist in the form of glycosides combined with glycosylation. The type, content and distribution of anthocyanins in plants contributed to the color of organs, such as plant flowers, stems, leaves and fruits. In addition, anthocyanins also play important roles in enhancing the tolerance and resistance of abiotic stresses such as drought, low temperature, salt stress, low nitrogen, and biotic stresses such as Erwinia amylovora, Pectobacterium carotovorum, and Verticillium dahliae. In this paper, we mainly reviewed the biosynthesis and metabolism of plant anthocyanins, the molecular mechanism of plant anthocyanins in the response to the biotic and abiotic stress, and proposed the direction for the future studies. This paper would be helpful for understanding and applying the molecular mechanism of plant anthocyanins in the response to the biotic and abiotic stress, and provides references for the cultivation of anthocyanin-mediated high tolerance and resistance plants.
WANG Hong-Xue,LIU Tian-Yu,ZHUANG Wei-Bing, et al. Research Advances in the Function of Anthocyanin in Plant Stress Response[J]. 农业生物技术学报, 2020, 28(1): 174-183.
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