Boas Pucker
@bpucker.bsky.social
Prof. @unibonn.bsky.social. Plant Biotechnology & Bioinformatics (@puckerlab.bsky.social). #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Evolution #SpecializedMetabolism #MolecularBiology #Pigmentation #Flavonoids. Website: https://www.pbb.uni-bonn.de. Views are my own.
November 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Nice work! Here is another one that could be interesting:
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Have you ever wondered why pumpkins are never purple or blue like other plants? 🎃🌈
While most plants can produce pink, blue, and purple pigments (thanks to anthocyanins), the Cucurbitaceae family 🍈 🍉 🥒have lost all the pathway genes to produce these pigments.
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
While most plants can produce pink, blue, and purple pigments (thanks to anthocyanins), the Cucurbitaceae family 🍈 🍉 🥒have lost all the pathway genes to produce these pigments.
🔗 doi.org/10.1101/2025...
October 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Nice work! Here is another one that could be interesting:
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Starting with the antho MYB would be most promising. If you have some DPBA, you could do a quick staining for flavonols. If they are present, it must be something further down the pathway like DFR, ANS, arGST, or UFGT. Looking forward to read about your discoveries!
October 24, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Starting with the antho MYB would be most promising. If you have some DPBA, you could do a quick staining for flavonols. If they are present, it must be something further down the pathway like DFR, ANS, arGST, or UFGT. Looking forward to read about your discoveries!
Nice work! Have you already characterized the underlying mutations? If you would break one of the structural genes, there should be no pigmentation at all and this looks super green
October 24, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Nice work! Have you already characterized the underlying mutations? If you would break one of the structural genes, there should be no pigmentation at all and this looks super green