• The Coordinated Action of MYB Activators and Repressors Controls Proanthocyanidin and Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Vaccinium 

      Lafferty, Declan J.; Espley, Richard V.; Deng, Cecilia H; Dare, Andrew P.; Günther, Catrin S.; Jaakola, Laura; Karppinen, Katja; Boase, Murray R.; Wang, Lei; Luo, Henry; Allan, Andrew C.; Albert, Nick W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-24)
      Vaccinium berries are regarded as “superfoods” owing to their high concentrations of anthocyanins, flavonoid metabolites that provide pigmentation and positively affect human health. Anthocyanin localization differs between ...
    • MYBA and MYBPA transcription factors co-regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in blue-coloured berries 

      Karppinen, Katja; Lafferty, Declan J.; Albert, Nick W.; Mikkola, Nelli; McGhie, Tony K.; Allan, Andrew C.; Afzal, Bilal M.; Häggman, Hely; Espley, Richard V.; Jaakola, Laura (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-05)
      The regulatory network of R2R3 MYB transcription factors in anthocyanin biosynthesis is not fully understood in blue-coloured berries containing delphinidin compounds. We used blue berries of bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) ...
    • Spatiotemporal modulation of flavonoid metabolism in blueberries 

      Günther, Catrin Sonja; Dare, Andrew P.; McGhie, Tony K.; Deng, Cecilia; Lafferty, Declan J.; Plunkett, Blue J.; Grierson, Ella R.P.; Turner, Janice L.; Jaakola, Laura; Albert, Nick W.; Espley, Richard V. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-05-13)
      Blueberries are distinguished by their purple-blue fruit color, which develops during ripening and is derived from a characteristic composition of flavonoid-derived anthocyanin pigments. The production of anthocyanins is ...