In various plant species, many transcription factors (TFs), such as MYB, bHLH, and WD40, have been identified as regulators of anthocyanin biosynthesis in underground organs. However, the regulatory elements of anthocyanin biosynthesis in the tuberous roots of sweet potato have not been elucidated yet. Here, we selected the purple-fleshed sweet potato cultivar “Zhezi1” (ZZP) and its spontaneous yellow-fleshed mutant “Xinli” (XLY) to investigate the regulatory mechanism of the anthocyanin biosynthesis in the tuberous roots of sweet potato. B...
