The invention discloses a gingko GbDRF2
gene as well as an
expression protein and application thereof, and belongs to the field of
plant molecular biology. The GbDFR2
gene is obtained by analyzing and screening based on data of a
ginkgo transcriptome in the earlier stage of a research group, the
nucleotide sequence of the GbDFR2
gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.1, and the
amino acid sequence of
expression protein of the GbDFR2 gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.2. A GbDFR2 overexpression vector is constructed and
nicotiana benthamiana is transformed, so that the synthesis of
flavonoid substances in a transgenic
plant is obviously changed, the contents of 9
flavonoid substances such as sakuranetin and 3, 7-dimethyl
quercetin are increased, and the contents of 10 metabolites such as
naringin and
chalcone are decreased. The invention discloses a regulation effect of the
ginkgo GbDFR2 gene in synthesis of
flavonoid compounds, and provides a theoretical basis and a molecular tool for improving
plant secondary metabolites through
genetic engineering.