Integrated Analysis of Transcriptome and Metabolome Provides Insights into Flavonoid Biosynthesis of Blueberry Leaves in Response to Drought Stress.

ABSTRACT: Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are extremely sensitive to drought stress. Flavonoids are crucial secondary metabolites that possess the ability to withstand drought stress. Therefore, improving the drought resistance of blueberries by increasing the flavonoid content is crucial for the development of the blueberry industry. To explore the underlying molecular mechanism of blueberry in adaptation to drought stress, we performed an integrated analysis of the metabolome and transcriptome of blueberry leaves under drought stress. We found that the most enriched drought-responsive genes are mainly involved in flavonoid biosynthesis and plant hormone signal transduction pathways based on transcriptome data and the main drought-responsive metabolites come from the flavonoid class based on me

SUBMITTER: Feng X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11508776 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature