Genome-wide analysis of the cellulose toolbox of Primulina eburnea, a calcium-rich vegetable.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human-guided crop domestication has lasted for more than 10,000 years. In terms of the domestication and breeding of vegetables, cellulose content in edible tissues is one of the most important traits. Primulina eburnea is a recently developed calcium-rich vegetable with a high soluble and bioavailable calcium content in its leaves. However, the high cellulose content in the leaves hampers the taste, and no research has been reported on the genetic basis of cellulose biosynthesis in this calcium-rich vegetable.

Results

We identified 36 cellulose biosynthesis-involved genes belonging to eight gene families in the P. eburnea genome. The cellulose accumulated decreasingly throughout leaf development. Nineteen genes were considered core genes in cellulose biosynthesis

SUBMITTER: Zhang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186795 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature