The Key Metabolic Network and Genes Regulating the Fresh Fruit Texture of Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) Revealed via Metabolomic and Transcriptomic Analysis.

ABSTRACT: The texture of fresh jujube fruit is related to its popularity and commercial value. The metabolic networks and essential genes that regulate the texture of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) fruit are still unknown. In this study, two jujube cultivars with significantly different textures were selected by a texture analyzer. The four developmental stages of the exocarp and mesocarp of jujube fruit were studied separately using metabolomic and transcriptomic analyses. Differentially accumulated metabolites were enriched in several critical pathways related to cell wall substance synthesis and metabolism. Transcriptome analysis confirmed this by finding enriched differential expression genes in these pathways. Combined analysis showed that 'Galactose metabolism' was the most overlapping pathwa

SUBMITTER: Song S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10255913 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature