Richard V. Espley

Richard V. Espley publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Richard V. Espley D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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Best Publications

• Red colouration in apple fruit is due to the activity of the MYB transcription factor, MdMYB10

  R.V. Espley;R.P. Hellens;J. Putterill;D.E. Stevenson

  1417
  Citations

• An R2R3 MYB transcription factor associated with regulation of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway in Rosaceae

  Kui Lin-Wang;Karen Bolitho;Karryn Grafton;Anne Kortstee

  776
  Citations

• Multiple Repeats of a Promoter Segment Causes Transcription Factor Autoregulation in Red Apples

  Richard V. Espley;Cyril Brendolise;David Chagné;Sumathi Kutty-Amma

  605
  Citations

• Molecular genetics of blood-fleshed peach reveals activation of anthocyanin biosynthesis by NAC transcription factors.

  Hui Zhou;Kui Lin-Wang;Huiliang Wang;Chao Gu

  520
  Citations

• High temperature reduces apple fruit colour via modulation of the anthocyanin regulatory complex

  Kui Lin-Wang;Diego Micheletti;John Palmer;Richard Volz

  464
  Citations

• An Ancient Duplication of Apple MYB Transcription Factors Is Responsible for Novel Red Fruit-Flesh Phenotypes

  David Chagné;Kui Lin-Wang;Richard V. Espley;Richard K. Volz

  385
  Citations

• Transcriptional regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis in nectarine (Prunus persica) by a set of R2R3 MYB transcription factors

  D. Ravaglia;R.V. Espley;R.A. Henry-Kirk;C. Andreotti

  317
  Citations

• Activator-type R2R3-MYB genes induce a repressor-type R2R3-MYB gene to balance anthocyanin and proanthocyanidin accumulation.

  Hui Zhou;Kui Lin‐Wang;Furong Wang;Richard V. Espley

  289
  Citations

• Identification and characterisation of F3GT1 and F3GGT1, two glycosyltransferases responsible for anthocyanin biosynthesis in red‐fleshed kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis)

  Mirco Montefiori;Richard V. Espley;David Stevenson;Janine Cooney

  279
  Citations

• Mapping a candidate gene (MdMYB10) for red flesh and foliage colour in apple

  David Chagné;Charmaine M. Carlisle;Céline Blond;Richard K. Volz

  268
  Citations

• Differential expression within the LOX gene family in ripening kiwifruit

  Bo Zhang;Kunsong Chen;Judith Bowen;Andrew Allan

  226
  Citations

• A kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) R2R3-MYB transcription factor modulates chlorophyll and carotenoid accumulation.

  Charles Ampomah-Dwamena;Amali H. Thrimawithana;Supinya Dejnoprat;David Lewis

  223
  Citations

• Solar UV light regulates flavonoid metabolism in apple (Malus x domestica)

  Rebecca A. Henry-Kirk;Blue Plunkett;Miriam Hall;Tony McGhie

  220
  Citations

• Functional diversification of the potato R2R3 MYB anthocyanin activators AN1, MYBA1, and MYB113 and their interaction with basic helix-loop-helix cofactors

  Yuhui Liu;Kui Lin-Wang;Richard V. Espley;Li Wang

  205
  Citations

• Dietary Flavonoids from Modified Apple Reduce Inflammation Markers and Modulate Gut Microbiota in Mice

  Richard V. Espley;Christine A. Butts;William A. Laing;Sheridan Martell

  202
  Citations

• A manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis (kiwifruit) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants

  Sarah M. Pilkington;Ross Crowhurst;Elena Hilario;Simona Nardozza

  202
  Citations

• MYBs Drive Novel Consumer Traits in Fruits and Vegetables.

  Andrew C. Allan;Andrew C. Allan;Richard V. Espley

  173
  Citations

• Engineering the anthocyanin regulatory complex of strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

  Kui Lin-Wang;Tony K. McGhie;Mindy Wang;Yuhui Liu

  170
  Citations

• StMYB44 negatively regulates anthocyanin biosynthesis at high temperatures in tuber flesh of potato.

  Yuhui Liu;Kui Lin-Wang;Richard V Espley;Li Wang

  146
  Citations

• Differential regulation of the anthocyanin profile in purple kiwifruit (Actinidia species)

  Yongyan Peng;Kui Lin-Wang;Janine M. Cooney;Tianchi Wang

  141
  Citations

• An Apple B-Box Protein MdBBX37 Modulates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Hypocotyl Elongation Synergistically with MdMYBs and MdHY5.

  Jian-Ping An;Xiao-Fei Wang;Richard V Espley;Kui Lin-Wang

  123
  Citations

• MYBA and MYBPA transcription factors co-regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in blue-coloured berries.

  Katja Karppinen;Declan J. Lafferty;Declan J. Lafferty;Nick W. Albert;Nelli Mikkola

  119
  Citations

• Analysis of genetically modified red-fleshed apples reveals effects on growth and consumer attributes.

  Richard V. Espley;Arnaud Bovy;Christina Bava;Sara R Jaeger

  116
  Citations

• Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of White and Purple Potato to Identify Genes Involved in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis

  Yuhui Liu;Kui Lin-Wang;Cecilia Deng;Ben Warran

  107
  Citations

• Transcriptome analysis and transient transformation suggest an ancient duplicated MYB transcription factor as a candidate gene for leaf red coloration in peach

  Ying Zhou;Hui Zhou;Kui Lin-Wang;Sornkanok Vimolmangkang;Sornkanok Vimolmangkang

  94
  Citations