Integrated metabolome and transcriptome analysis unveils novel pathway involved in the fruit coloration of Nitraria tangutorum Bobr.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The desert shrub Nitraria tangutorum Bobr. is important for its resistance to salt and alkali in Northwest China. It is an ecologically important species in this region and provides edible and medicinal berries. This study showed a mutant of N. tangutorum (named Jincan, JC) that has a strong yellow pericarp vs red in a wild type (represented by NT).

Results

In this study, the secondary metabolic and molecular mechanisms responsible for Nitraria fruit coloration were investigated using LC-MS-based widely targeted metabolomics and transcriptomics data. As a result of our study, 122 and 104 flavonoid metabolites were differentially expressed throughout the mature and transition stages between JC and NT, respectively. Furthermore, two cyanidin derivatives (cyanidin 3-

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9890838 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature