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Shu Z, Ji Q, He T, Zhou D, Zheng S, Zhou H, He W. Combined metabolome and transcriptome analyses reveal that growing under Red shade affects secondary metabolite content in Huangjinya green tea. Front Genet 2024; 15:1365243. [PMID: 38660681 PMCID: PMC11039865 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1365243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024] Open
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Shading treatments impact the tea (Camellia sinensis L.) quality. The sunlight sensitive varieties can be grown under shading nets for better growth and secondary metabolite content. Here, we studied the responses of a sunlight sensitive green tea variety "Huangjinya" by growing under colored shading nets (red, yellow, blue, and black (75% and 95%) shading rates) to find out the most suitable color of the shading net. Red shading was the most promising treatment as it positively affected the weight and length of 100 one-bud-three leaves and reduced the degree and rate of new shoots burn compared to control (natural sunlight). We then explored the comparative metabolomic changes in response to red shading by using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS system. The amino acids and derivatives, flavonoids, and alkaloids were downaccumulated whereas lipids, organic acids, and lignans were upaccumulated in Red shade grown tea samples. The red shading nets caused a decreased catechin, epicatechin, dopamine, and L-tyramine contents but increased caffeine content. We then employed transcriptome sequencing to find key changes in expressions of related genes and pathways. Notably, key genes associated with the phenylpropanoid and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways exhibited complex regulation. These expression changes suggested a potential trend of polymerization or condensation of simple molecules like catechin or pelargonidin into larger molecules like glucoside or proanthocyanidins. Here, Red shading net triggered higher expression of genes enriched in lipid biosynthesis and jasmonic acid biosynthesis, suggesting an interplay of fatty acids and JA in improving tea performance. These findings contribute to the metabolic responses of Huangjinya tea to red shading nets which might have implications for flavor and health benefits. Our data provide a foundation for further exploration and optimization of cultivation practices for this unique tea variety.
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- Lishui Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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- Lishui Institute of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, Zhejiang, China
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Ma X, Jiang N, Fu J, Li Y, Zhou L, Yuan L, Wang Y, Li Y. A cytosine analogue 5-azacitidine improves the accumulation of licochalcone A in licorice Glycyrrhiza inflata. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 292:154145. [PMID: 38091890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2023.154145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Licochalcone A (LCA) is a characteristic compound of Glycyrrhiza inflata with anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antitumor activities. However, G. inflata produces LCA in low quantities that does not meet the market demand. In this study, we found that DNA methylation inhibitor 5-azacitidine (5-azaC) successfully improved the LCA contents in G. inflata seedlings. Transcriptome analysis revealed a series of differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including transcription factors such as MYB, ERF, WRKY, and some structural genes related to flavonoid biosynthesis. However, whole genome bisulfite sequencing (BS-seq) results showed little effect of the 5-azaC treatment on the alteration of DNA methylation on these genes, indicating the possibility that 5-azaC acts as a stimulus, but not an epigenetic modulation factor to improve the LCA content in G. inflata. Additionally, we applied the 5-azaC treatment to field plants and hairy roots and successfully increased the LCA contents in both cases. This research demonstrates the feasibility of 5-azaC treatments in future applications to improve plant production of LCA.
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- Xiaoling Ma
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Digital Botanical Garden, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Chen F, Huang P, Wang J, Wu W, Lin YW, Hu JF, Liu XG. Specific volatiles of tea plants determine the host preference behavior of Empoasca onukii. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1239237. [PMID: 37719207 PMCID: PMC10501839 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1239237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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Empoasca onukii is a major pest that attacks tea plants. To seek effective and sustainable methods to control the pest, it is necessary to assess its host preference among different species of tea and understand the critical factors behind this behavior. In this study, the behavioral preference of E. onukii for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of three potted tea species was evaluated. The VOCs released by the three tea species were analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and the major components were used to test the pest's preference. Transcriptome analysis was used to infer the key genes that affect the biosyntheses of the VOCs. The results showed that the tendency of E. onukii toward the VOCs of the three tea species was the strongest in green tea, followed by white tea, and the weakest in red tea. This behavioral preference was significantly and positively correlated with the relative levels of hexanol, linalool, and geraniol in tea volatiles. Relative hexanol was significantly and positively correlated with the expression of genes TEA009423 (LOX2.1), TEA009596 (LOX1.5), TEA008699 (HPL), TEA018669 (CYPADH), and TEA015686 (ADHIII). Relative linalool was significantly and positively correlated with the expression of genes TEA001435 (CAD) and Camellia_sinensis_newGene_22126 (TPS). Relative geraniol was significantly and positively correlated with the expression of genes TEA001435 (CAD), TEA002658 (CYP76B6), TEA025455 (CYP76T24), and Camellia_sinensis_newGene_22126 (TPS). The above findings suggested that three volatiles (hexanol, linalool, and geraniol) determined the behavioral preference of E. onukii toward tea plants, and their biosynthesis was mainly affected by nine genes (TEA009423, TEA009596, TEA008699, TEA018669, TEA015686, TEA001435, TEA002658, TEA025455, and Camellia_sinensis_newGene_22126).
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- Feng Chen
- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests/ Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests/ Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests/ Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests/ Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Food Engineering, Zhangzhou Institute of Technology, Zhangzhou Institute of Technology, Zhangzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Fujian Key Laboratory for Monitoring and Integrated Management of Crop Pests/ Fujian Engineering Research Center for Green Pest Management, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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Zhang X, Zhao Z, Zhang M, Wang J, Cheng T, Zhang Q, Pan H. FsHemF is involved in the formation of yellow Forsythia leaves by regulating chlorophyll synthesis in response to light intensity. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 200:107746. [PMID: 37210861 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The leaves of Forsythia koreana 'Suwon Gold' are yellow under natural light condition and can revert to green when the light intensity is reduced. To understand the molecular mechanism of leaf color changes in response to light intensity, we compared the chlorophyll content and precursor content between yellow- and green-leaf Forsythia under shade and light-recovery conditions. We identified the conversion of coproporphyrin III (Coprogen III) to protoporphyrin IX (Proto IX) as the primary rate-limiting step of chlorophyll biosynthesis in yellow-leaf Forsythia. Further analysis of the activity of the enzymes that catalyze this step and the expression pattern of the chlorophyll biosynthesis-related genes under different light intensities revealed that the negatively regulated expression of FsHemF by light intensity was the major cause affecting the leaf color change in response to light intensity in yellow-leaf Forsythia. To further understand the cause of differential expression pattern of FsHemF in yellow- and green-leaf lines, we compared the coding sequence and promoter sequence of FsHemF between yellow- and green-leaf Forsythia. We found that one G-box light-responsive cis-element was absent in the promoter region of green-leaf lines. To investigate the functional role of FsHemF, we performed virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) of FsHemF in green-leaf Forsythia, which leads to yellowing leaf veins, decreased chlorophyll b content, and inhibition of chlorophyll biosynthesis. The results will assist in elucidating the mechanism of yellow-leaf Forsythia in response to light intensity.
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- Xiaolu Zhang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plants Germplasm Innovation & Molecular Breeding, National Engineering Research Center for Floriculture, Beijing Laboratory of Urban and Rural Ecological Environment, College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Zhu Q, Liu L, Lu X, Du X, Xiang P, Cheng B, Tan M, Huang J, Wu L, Kong W, Shi Y, Wu L, Lin J. The biosynthesis of EGCG, theanine and caffeine in response to temperature is mediated by hormone signal transduction factors in tea plant ( Camellia sinensis L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1149182. [PMID: 37035086 PMCID: PMC10076774 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1149182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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As the main flavor components of tea, the contents of epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), theanine and caffeine are regulated by ambient temperature. However, whether the biosynthesis of EGCG, theanine and caffeine in response to temperature is regulated by endogenous hormones and its mechanism is still unclear. In this study, tea cuttings cultivated in the phytotron which treated at different temperatures 15℃, 20℃, 25℃ and 30℃, respectively. The UPLC and ESI-HPLC-MS/MS were used to determine the contents of EGCG, theanine, caffeine and the contents of phytohormones in one leaf and a bud. The results showed that indoleacetic acid (IAA), gibberellin 1(GA1) and gibberellin 3 (GA3) were significantly correlated with the content of EGCG; Jasmonic acid (JA), jasmonate-isoleucine (JA-Ile) and methyl jasmonate (MeJA) were strongly correlated with theanine content; IAA, GA1 and gibberellin 4 (GA4) were significantly correlated with caffeine content at different temperatures. In order to explore the internal intricate relationships between the biosynthesis of these three main taste components, endogenous hormones, and structural genes in tea plants, we used multi-omics and multidimensional correlation analysis to speculate the regulatory mechanisms: IAA, GA1 and GA3 up-regulated the expressions of chalcone synthase (CsCHS) and trans-cinnamate 4-monooxygenase (CsC4H) mediated by the signal transduction factors auxin-responsive protein IAA (CsIAA) and DELLA protein (CsDELLA), respectively, which promoted the biosynthesis of EGCG; IAA, GA3 and GA1 up-regulated the expression of CsCHS and anthocyanidin synthase (CsANS) mediated by CsIAA and CsDELLA, respectively, via the transcription factor WRKY DNA-binding protein (CsWRKY), and promoted the biosynthesis of EGCG; JA, JA-Ile and MeJA jointly up-regulated the expression of carbonic anhydrase (CsCA) and down-regulated the expression of glutamate decarboxylase (CsgadB) mediated by the signal transduction factors jasmonate ZIM domain-containing protein (CsJAZ), and promoted the biosynthesis of theanine; JA, JA-Ile and MeJA also jointly inhibited the expression of CsgadB mediated by CsJAZ via the transcription factor CsWRKY and AP2 family protein (CsAP2), which promoted the biosynthesis of theanine; IAA inhibited the expression of adenylosuccinate synthase (CspurA) mediated by CsIAA via the transcription factor CsWRKY; GA1 and gibberellin 4 (GA4) inhibited the expression of CspurA mediated by CsDELLA through the transcription factor CsWRKY, which promoted the biosynthesis of caffeine. In conclusion, we revealed the underlying mechanism of the biosynthesis of the main taste components in tea plant in response to temperature was mediated by hormone signal transduction factors, which provided novel insights into improving the quality of tea.
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- Qiufang Zhu
- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Life and Environmental Science, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Institute of Photobiological Industry, Fujian Sanan Sino-Science Photobiotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen, China
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- Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
- College of Tea and Food Sciences, Wuyi University, Wuyishan, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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Zaman S, Shen J, Wang S, Song D, Wang H, Ding S, Pang X, Wang M, Sabir IA, Wang Y, Ding Z. Effect of shading on physiological attributes and comparative transcriptome analysis of Camellia sinensis cultivar reveals tolerance mechanisms to low temperatures. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1114988. [PMID: 36818843 PMCID: PMC9931901 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1114988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Tea is a vital beverage crop all over the world, including in China. Low temperatures restrict its growth, development, and terrestrial distribution, and cold event variability worsens cold damage. However, the physiological and molecular mechanisms of Camellia sinensis under shade in winter remain unclear. In our study, tea leaves were utilized for physiological attributes and transcriptome analysis in November and December in three shading groups and no-shade control plants. When compared to the no-shade control plants, the shading group protected tea leaves from cold damage, increased photochemical efficiency (Fv/Fm) and soil plant analysis development (SPAD), and sustained chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, chlorophyll, and carotenoid contents by physiological mean. Then, transcriptome analysis revealed 20,807 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and transcription factors (TFs) in November and December. A comparative study of transcriptome resulted in 3,523 DEGs and many TFs under SD0% vs. SD30%, SD0% vs. SD60%, and SD0% vs. SD75% of shading in November and December. Statistically, 114 DEGs were downregulated and 72 were upregulated under SD0% vs. SD30%. SD0% vs. SD60% resulted in 154 DEGs, with 60 downregulated and 94 upregulated. Similarly, there were 505 DEGs of which 244 were downregulated and 263 were upregulated under SD0% vs. SD75% of shading throughout November. However, 279 DEGs were downregulated and 105 were upregulated under SD0% vs. SD30%. SD0% vs. SD60% resulted in 296 DEGs, with 172 downregulated and 124 upregulated. Finally, 2,173 DEGs were regulated in December, with 1,428 downregulated and 745 upregulated under SD0% vs. SD75%. These indicate that the number of downregulated DEGs in December was higher than the number of upregulated DEGs in November during low temperatures. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analyses of differentially expressed genes were highly regulated in the photosynthesis, plant hormone signal transduction, and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathways. However, qRT-PCR and RNA-seq relative expression of photosynthetic (DEGs) Lhcb2 in both November and December, plant hormone (DEGs) BRI1 and JAZ in November and IAA and ERF1 in December, and key DEGs of MAPK signal transduction FLS2, CHIB, and MPK4 in November and RBOH, MKK4_5, and MEKK1 in December in three shading groups and no-shade control plants responded to tea cold tolerance. The enhanced expression of light-harvesting photosystem I gene Lhca5, light-harvesting photosystem II gene Lhcb2, and mitogen-activated protein kinases MEKK1 and MPK4/6 enhance the cold-tolerance mechanism of C. sinensis. These comprehensive transcriptomic findings are significant for furthering our understanding of the genes and underlying regulatory mechanisms of shade-mediated low-temperature stress tolerance in horticultural crops.
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- Shah Zaman
- Tea Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Rizhao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Rizhao, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Rizhao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Rizhao, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Rizhao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Rizhao, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Rizhao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Rizhao, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Rizhao Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Rizhao, China
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- School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Tea Research Institute, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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Wang F, Zhang B, Wen D, Liu R, Yao X, Chen Z, Mu R, Pei H, Liu M, Song B, Lu L. Chromosome-scale genome assembly of Camellia sinensis combined with multi-omics provides insights into its responses to infestation with green leafhoppers. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1004387. [PMID: 36212364 PMCID: PMC9539759 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1004387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The tea plant (Camellia sinensis) is an important economic crop, which is becoming increasingly popular worldwide, and is now planted in more than 50 countries. Tea green leafhopper is one of the major pests in tea plantations, which can significantly reduce the yield and quality of tea during the growth of plant. In this study, we report a genome assembly for DuyunMaojian tea plants using a combination of Oxford Nanopore Technology PromethION™ with high-throughput chromosome conformation capture technology and used multi-omics to study how the tea plant responds to infestation with tea green leafhoppers. The final genome was 3.08 Gb. A total of 2.97 Gb of the genome was mapped to 15 pseudo-chromosomes, and 2.79 Gb of them could confirm the order and direction. The contig N50, scaffold N50 and GC content were 723.7 kb, 207.72 Mb and 38.54%, respectively. There were 2.67 Gb (86.77%) repetitive sequences, 34,896 protein-coding genes, 104 miRNAs, 261 rRNA, 669 tRNA, and 6,502 pseudogenes. A comparative genomics analysis showed that DuyunMaojian was the most closely related to Shuchazao and Yunkang 10, followed by DASZ and tea-oil tree. The multi-omics results indicated that phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, α-linolenic acid metabolism, flavonoid biosynthesis and 50 differentially expressed genes, particularly peroxidase, played important roles in response to infestation with tea green leafhoppers (Empoasca vitis Göthe). This study on the tea tree is highly significant for its role in illustrating the evolution of its genome and discovering how the tea plant responds to infestation with tea green leafhoppers will contribute to a theoretical foundation to breed tea plants resistant to insects that will ultimately result in an increase in the yield and quality of tea.
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- Fen Wang
- The Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities, Duyun, China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guiyang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guiyang, China
- Horticulture Institute (Guizhou Horticultural Engineering Technology Research Center), Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guiyang, China
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- The Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities, Duyun, China
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- The Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities, Duyun, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guiyang, China
- College of Tea Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- The Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities, Duyun, China
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- The Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities, Duyun, China
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- The Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities, Duyun, China
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- Biomarker Technologies Corporation, Beijing, China
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- The Department of Life Science and Agriculture, Qiannan Normal College for Nationalities, Duyun, China
- Peking University Institute of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Weifang, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Guiyang, China
- College of Tea Science, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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