Molecular Link Between Leaf Coloration and Gene Expression of Flavonoid and Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Cultivar 'Huangjinya'

Overview

Journal Front Plant Sci

Date 2017 Jun 10

PMID 28596773

Citations 45

Authors

Lubin Song

Qingping Ma

Zhongwei Zou

Kang Sun

Yuantao Yao

JiHan Tao

Najeeb A Kaleri

Xinghui Li

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Abstract

'Huangjinya' is an excellent albino tea germplasm cultivated in China because of its bright color and high amino acid content. It is light sensitive, with yellow leaves under intense light while green leaves under weak light. As well, the flavonoid and carotenoid levels increased after moderate shading treatment. However, the mechanism underlying this interesting phenomenon remains unclear. In this study, the transcriptome of 'Huangjinya' plants exposed to sunlight and shade were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing followed by assembly. Shading 'Huangjinya' made its leaf color turn green. assembly showed that the transcriptome of 'Huangjinya' leaves comprises of 127,253 unigenes, with an average length of 914 nt. Among the 81,128 functionally annotated unigenes, 207 differentially expressed genes were identified, including 110 up-regulated and 97 down-regulated genes under moderate shading compared to full light. Gene ontology (GO) indicated that the differentially expressed genes are mainly involved in protein and ion binding and oxidoreductase activity. Antioxidation-related pathways, including flavonoid and carotenoid biosynthesis, were highly enriched in these functions. Shading inhibited the expression of flavonoid biosynthesis-associated genes and induced carotenoid biosynthesis-related genes. This would suggest that decreased flavonoid biosynthetic gene expression coincides with increased flavonoids (e.g., catechin) content upon moderate shading, while carotenoid levels and biosynthetic gene expression are positively correlated in 'Huangjinya.' In conclusion, the leaf color changes in 'Huangjinya' are largely determined by the combined effects of flavonoid and carotenoid biosynthesis.

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