RNA sequencing and anthocyanin synthesis-related genes expression analyses in white-fruited Vaccinium uliginosum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Vaccinium uliginosum (Ericaceae) is an important wild berry having high economic value. The white-fruited V. uliginosum variety found in the wild lacks anthocyanin and bears silvery white fruits. Hence, it is a good resource for investigating the mechanism of fruit color development. This study aimed to verify the differences in the expression levels of some structural genes and transcription factors affecting the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway by conducting high-throughput transcriptome sequencing and real-time PCR analysis by using the ripening fruits of V. uliginosum and the white-fruited variety.

Results

We annotated 42,837 unigenes. Of the 325 differentially expressed genes, 41 were up-regulated and 284 were down-regulated. Further, 11 structural genes of t

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6293651 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature