Gene co-expression network analysis reveals coordinated regulation of three characteristic secondary biosynthetic pathways in tea plant (Camellia sinensis).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The leaves of tea plants (Camellia sinensis) are used to produce tea, which is one of the most popular beverages consumed worldwide. The nutritional value and health benefits of tea are mainly related to three abundant characteristic metabolites; catechins, theanine and caffeine. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) is a powerful system for investigating correlations between genes, identifying modules among highly correlated genes, and relating modules to phenotypic traits based on gene expression profiling. Currently, relatively little is known about the regulatory mechanisms and correlations between these three secondary metabolic pathways at the omics level in tea.

Results

In this study, levels of the three secondary metabolites in ten different

SUBMITTER: Tai Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6094456 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature