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Vol 47(2013) N 6 p. 901-903; O.Y. Shoeva*, E.K. Khlestkina F3h Gene Expression in Various Organs of Wheat Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090 Russia*olesya_ter@bionet.nsc.ru Received - 2013-03-20; Accepted - 2013-05-19 In plants, the F3h gene encodes a key enzyme of the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway, i.e., flavanone 3-hydroxylase. The majority of plant species carry a single copy of this gene, whereas four copies were found in the genome of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L., 2n = 6x = 42, BBAADD genome). Using RT-PCR, the transcription of F3h gene copies was studied in different organs of several wheat genotypes. Three homoeologous gene copies (F3h-A1, F3h-B1, and F3h-D1) manifested similar expression patterns and were specifically transcribed in caryopsis pericarp, culm, coleoptile, and leaf colored with anthocyanins. The paralogous copy F3h-B2 in the B-genome was only expressed in roots of wheat, and is probably involved in the biosynthesis of some uncolored flavonoid compounds unrelated to anthocyanin biosynthesis. F3h gene, expression, gene duplication, functional specialization, flavanone 3-hydroxylase, flavonoid biosynthesis, Triticum aestivum L. |