The comparisons of expression pattern reveal molecular regulation of fruit metabolites in S. nigrum and S. lycopersicum.

ABSTRACT: Solanum nigrum, known as black nightshade, is a medicinal plant that contains many beneficial metabolites in its fruit. The molecular mechanisms underlying the synthesis of these metabolites remain uninvestigated due to limited genetic information. Here, we identified 47,470 unigenes of S. nigrum from three different tissues by de novo transcriptome assembly, and 78.4% of these genes were functionally annotated. Moreover, gene ontology (GO) analysis using 18,860 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) revealed tissue-specific gene expression regulation. We compared gene expression patterns between S. nigrum and tomato (S. lycopersicum) in three tissue types. The expression patterns of carotenoid biosynthetic genes were different between the two species. Comparison of the expression patterns

SUBMITTER: Heo J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8943121 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature