Multi-species transcriptome analyses for the regulation of crocins biosynthesis in Crocus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Crocins are soluble apocarotenoids that mainly accumulate in the stigma tissue of Crocus sativus and provide the characteristic red color to saffron spice, in addition to being responsible for many of the medicinal properties of saffron. Crocin biosynthesis and accumulation in saffron is developmentally controlled, and the concentration of crocins increases as the stigma develops. Until now, little has been known about the molecular mechanisms governing crocin biosynthesis and accumulation. This study aimed to identify the first set of gene regulatory processes implicated in apocarotenoid biosynthesis and accumulation.

Results

A large-scale crocin-mediated RNA-seq analysis was performed on saffron and two other Crocus species at two early developmental stages coin

SUBMITTER: Ahrazem O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6486981 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature