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Comparative transcriptomic anlaysis of postharvest stored ‘Bingtangcheng’ and ‘Tarocco’ Blood orange fruit differing in fruit citrate and anthocyanin accumulation

ABSTRACT: Organic acids and anthocyanins are the most important compounds for the flavor and nutritional quality of citrus fruit. In this study, a comparative transcriptome analysis was conducted to elucidate the genes and pathways involved in the accumulation of citrate and anthocyanins in postharvest citrus fruit using ‘Tarocco’ blood orange (TBO) and ‘Bingtangcheng’ sweet orange (BTSO). About 2397, 2677, 3067, 3131 and 2960 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between two materials were identified at 0, 15, 30, 60, and 90 DAS (days after storage) respectively. A robust core set of 825 DEGs temporally associated with the citrate and anthocyanin accumulation throughout the storage period. Further function enrichment revealed the up-regulated DEGs in TBO were mainly related to UV protection, flavonoid biosynthesis process and transcription factors (TFs). And the down-regulated DEGs were mainly related to inositol biosynthesis process, carboxylic acid/organic acid transmembrane transport and transporters. Moreover, co-expression network and correlation analysis revealed that 23 differentially expressed TFs may be responsible for the simultaneously positively regulation of citrate and anthocyanin accumulation. And 19 differentially expressed transporters may be involved in citrate metabolism and negatively correlated with citrate content. These results suggesting that the high anthocyanis and citrate levels in TBO compared with BTSO were porbably attributed to the highly active of a group of core TFs and lowly active of transporters, which will accordingly provide novel insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying the difference accumulation of citrate and anthocyanin content in TBO and BTSO.

ORGANISM(S): Citrus sinensis

PROVIDER: GSE212015 | GEO | 2023/04/27

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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Project description:Background: Anthocyanins are the most important compounds for nutritional quality and economic values of blood orange. However, there are few reports on the pre-harvest treatment accelerate the accumulation of anthocyanins in postharvest blood orange fruit. Here, we performed a comparative Transcriptome and metabolomics analysis to elucidate the underlying mechanism involved in seasonal drought (SD) treatment during fruit expansion stage on anthocyanin accumulation in postharvest ‘Tarocco’ blood orange fruit. Results: Our results showed that SD treatment slowed down the fruit enlargement and increased the sugar accumulation during fruit development and matured period. Obviously, under SD treatment, the accumulation of anthocyanin in blood orange fruit during postharvest storage was significantly accelerated and markedly higher than that in CK. Meanwhile, the total flavonoids and phenols contents and antioxidant activity in SD treatment fruit were also sensibly increased during postharvest storage. Based on metabolome, we found that substrates required for anthocyanin biosynthesis, such as amino acids and their derivatives, and phenolic acids, have significantly accumulated and higher in SD treated mature fruit compared with that of CK. Further according to the results of transcriptome data and weighted gene coexpression correlation network analysis (WGCNA) analysis, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL3) was considered key structural gene. qRT-PCR analysis verified that the PAL3 was highly expressed in SD treated postharvest stored fruit and was significantly positively correlated with the anthocyanin content. Moreover, we found that other structural genes in anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway were also upregulated under SD treatment through transcriptome data and qRT-PCR analysis. Conclusions: The findings suggest that SD treatment promotes the accumulation of substrates necessary for anthocyanin biosynthesis during fruit ripening process, and activates the expression of anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway genes during postharvest storage period, especially PAL3, co-contributed to the rapid accumulation of anthocyanin. The present study provides a theoretical basis for postharvest quality control and water-saving utilization of blood orange fruit.

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Comparative transcriptomic anlaysis of postharvest stored ‘Bingtangcheng’ and ‘Tarocco’ Blood orange fruit differing in fruit citrate and anthocyanin accumulation

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