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Wu F, Yahaya BS, Gong Y, He B, Gou J, He Y, Li J, Kang Y, Xu J, Wang Q, Feng X, Tang Q, Liu Y, Lu Y. ZmARF1 positively regulates low phosphorus stress tolerance via modulating lateral root development in maize. PLoS Genet 2024; 20:e1011135. [PMID: 38315718 PMCID: PMC10868794 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1011135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
Abstract
Phosphorus (P) deficiency is one of the most critical factors for plant growth and productivity, including its inhibition of lateral root initiation. Auxin response factors (ARFs) play crucial roles in root development via auxin signaling mediated by genetic pathways. In this study, we found that the transcription factor ZmARF1 was associated with low inorganic phosphate (Pi) stress-related traits in maize. This superior root morphology and greater phosphate stress tolerance could be ascribed to the overexpression of ZmARF1. The knock out mutant zmarf1 had shorter primary roots, fewer root tip number, and lower root volume and surface area. Transcriptomic data indicate that ZmLBD1, a direct downstream target gene, is involved in lateral root development, which enhances phosphate starvation tolerance. A transcriptional activation assay revealed that ZmARF1 specifically binds to the GC-box motif in the promoter of ZmLBD1 and activates its expression. Moreover, ZmARF1 positively regulates the expression of ZmPHR1, ZmPHT1;2, and ZmPHO2, which are key transporters of Pi in maize. We propose that ZmARF1 promotes the transcription of ZmLBD1 to modulate lateral root development and Pi-starvation induced (PSI) genes to regulate phosphate mobilization and homeostasis under phosphorus starvation. In addition, ZmERF2 specifically binds to the ABRE motif of the promoter of ZmARF1 and represses its expression. Collectively, the findings of this study revealed that ZmARF1 is a pivotal factor that modulates root development and confers low-Pi stress tolerance through the transcriptional regulation of the biological function of ZmLBD1 and the expression of key Pi transport proteins.
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- Fengkai Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Triticeae Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Gene Exploration and Utilization in Southwest China, Sichuan Agricultural University, China
- Maize Research Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Southwest Region, Ministry of Agriculture, China
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Li JW, Li H, Liu ZW, Wang YX, Chen Y, Yang N, Hu ZH, Li T, Zhuang J. Molecular markers in tea plant (Camellia sinensis): Applications to evolution, genetic identification, and molecular breeding. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 198:107704. [PMID: 37086694 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Tea plants have a long cultivation history in the world, and the beverage (tea) made from its leaves is well known in the world. Due to the characteristics of self-incompatibility, long-term natural and artificial hybridization, tea plants have a very complex genetic background, which make the classification of tea plants unclear. Molecular marker, one type of genetic markers, has the advantages of stable inheritance, large amount of information, and high reliability. The development of molecular marker has facilitated the understanding of complex tea germplasm resources. So far, molecular markers had played important roles in the study of the origin and evolution, the preservation and identification of tea germplasms, and the excellent cultivars breeding of tea plants. However, the information is scattered, making it difficult to understand the advance of molecular markers in tea plants. In this paper, we summarized the development process and types of molecular markers in tea plants. In addition, the application advance of these molecular markers in tea plants was reviewed. Perspectives of molecular markers in tea plants were also systematically provided and discussed. The elaboration of molecular markers in this paper should help us to renew understanding of its application in tea plants.
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- Jing-Wen Li
- Tea Science Research Institute, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Tea Science Research Institute, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Tea Science Research Institute, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Tea Science Research Institute, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Tea Science Research Institute, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Tea Science Research Institute, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Tea Science Research Institute, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics & Germplasm Enhancement and Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- Tea Science Research Institute, College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China.
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Wang Y, Liu YF, Wei MY, Zhang CY, Chen JD, Yao MZ, Chen L, Jin JQ. Deeply functional identification of TCS1 alleles provides efficient technical paths for low-caffeine breeding of tea plants. HORTICULTURE RESEARCH 2023; 10:uhac279. [PMID: 36793757 PMCID: PMC9926157 DOI: 10.1093/hr/uhac279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Caffeine is an important functional component in tea, which has the effect of excitement and nerve stimulation, but excessive intake can cause insomnia and dysphoria. Therefore, the production of tea with low-caffeine content can meet the consumption needs of certain people. Here, in addition to the previous alleles of the tea caffeine synthase (TCS1) gene, a new allele (TCS1h) from tea germplasms was identified. Results of in vitro activity analysis showed that TCS1h had both theobromine synthase (TS) and caffeine synthase (CS) activities. Site-directed mutagenesis experiments of TCS1a, TCS1c, and TCS1h demonstrated that apart from the 225th amino acid residue, the 269th amino acid also determined the CS activity. GUS histochemical analysis and dual-luciferase assay indicated the low promoter activity of TCS1e and TCS1f. In parallel, insertion and deletion mutations in large fragments of alleles and experiments of site-directed mutagenesis identified a key cis-acting element (G-box). Furthermore, it was found that the contents of purine alkaloids were related to the expression of corresponding functional genes and alleles, and the absence or presence and level of gene expression determined the content of purine alkaloids in tea plants to a certain extent. In summary, we concluded TCS1 alleles into three types with different functions and proposed a strategy to effectively enhance low-caffeine tea germplasms in breeding practices. This research provided an applicable technical avenue for accelerating the cultivation of specific low-caffeine tea plants.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs; Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310008, China
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Ge J, Song T, Li M, Chen W, Li J, Gong S, Zhao Y, Ma L, Yu H, Li X, Fu K. The medicinal value of tea drinking in the management of COVID-19. Heliyon 2023; 9:e12968. [PMID: 36647394 PMCID: PMC9833859 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is presently the largest international public health event, individuals infected by the virus not only have symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and lung infection at the time of onset, but also possibly have sequelae in the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous system, mental health and other aspects. However, numerous studies have depicted that the active ingredients in tea show good antiviral effects and can treat various diseases by regulating multiple pathways, and the therapeutic effects are associated with the categories of chemical components in tea. In this review, the differences in the content of key active ingredients in different types of tea are summarized. In addition, we also highlighted their effects on COVID-19 and connected sequelae, further demonstrating the possibility of developing a formulation for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and its sequelae through tea extracts. We have a tendency to suggest forestalling and treating COVID-19 and its sequelae through scientific tea drinking.
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- Jiaming Ge
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China
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- Wuxi Century Bioengineering Co., Ltd., Wuxi 214000, China
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- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 301617, Tianjin, China,Corresponding author10 Poyanghu Road, West Area, Tuanbo New Town, Jinghai District, Tianjin, China.
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- Second Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 300120, Tianjin, China,Corresponding author. 69 Increasen Road, Hebei District, Tianjin, China.
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Zheng XQ, Dong SL, Li ZY, Lu JL, Ye JH, Tao SK, Hu YP, Liang YR. Variation of Major Chemical Composition in Seed-Propagated Population of Wild Cocoa Tea Plant Camellia ptilophylla Chang. Foods 2022; 12:foods12010123. [PMID: 36613339 PMCID: PMC9818582 DOI: 10.3390/foods12010123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Excessive intake of high-caffeine tea will induce health-related risk. Therefore, breeding and cultivating tea cultivars with less caffeine is a feasible way to control daily caffeine intake. Cocoa tea (Camellia ptilophylla Chang) is a wild tea plant which grows leaves with little or no caffeine. However, the vegetative propagation of cocoa tea plants is difficult due to challenges with rooting. Whether natural seeds collected from wild cocoa tea plants can be used to produce less-caffeinated tea remains unknown, because research on the separation of traits among the seed progeny population is lacking. The present study was set to investigate the variation of caffeine and other chemical compositions in seed-propagated plant individuals using colorimetric and HPLC methods. It shows that there were great differences in chemical composition among the seed-propagated population of wild cocoa tea plants, among which some individuals possessed caffeine contents as high as those of normal cultivated tea cultivars (C. sinensis), suggesting that the naturally seed-propagated cocoa tea seedlings are not suitable for directly cultivating leaf materials to produce low-caffeine tea. Therefore, the cocoa tea plants used for harvesting seeds for growing low-caffeine tea plants should be isolated in order to prevent their hybridization with normal cultivated C. sinensis plants. Interestingly, the leaves of cocoa tea seedlings contained high levels of gallocatechin gallate (GCG) and would be a good source of leaf materials for extracting more stable antioxidant, because GCG is a more stable antioxidant than epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the dominant component of catechins in normal cultivated tea cultivars. Some plant individuals which contained low levels of caffeine along with high levels of amino acids and medium levels of catechins, are considered to be promising for further screening of less-caffeinated green tea cultivars.
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- Xin-Qiang Zheng
- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Tea Research Institute of Pu’er City, Pu’er 665000, China
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- Tea Research Institute of Pu’er City, Pu’er 665000, China
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- Tea Research Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Li P, Ye Z, Fu J, Xu Y, Shen Y, Zhang Y, Tang D, Li P, Zuo H, Tong W, Wang S, Fernie AR, Zhao J. CsMYB184 regulates caffeine biosynthesis in tea plants. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2022; 20:1012-1014. [PMID: 35332639 PMCID: PMC9129078 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- Penghui Li
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics and Crop Gene EditingSchool of Life SciencesLinyi UniversityLinyiChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and UtilizationAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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Polyphenols separated from Enteromorpha clathrata by one-dimensional coupled with inner-recycling high-speed counter-current chromatography and their antioxidant activities. Eur Food Res Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00217-021-03751-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Tan LQ, Yang CJ, Zhou B, Wang LB, Zou Y, Chen W, Xia T, Tang Q. Inheritance and quantitative trait loci analyses of the anthocyanins and catechins of Camellia sinensis cultivar 'Ziyan' with dark-purple leaves. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2020; 170:109-119. [PMID: 32333383 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Revised: 04/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Owing to the potential health benefits, anthocyanin-rich teas (Camellia sinensis) have attracted interest over the past decade. Previously, we developed the cultivar 'Ziyan,' which has dark-purple leaves because of the accumulation of a high amount of anthocyanins. In this study, we performed a genetic analysis of this anthocyanin-rich tea cultivar and 176 of its naturally pollinated offspring. For two consecutive years, we quantified the anthocyanins and catechins of 'Ziyan' and the offspring population. While >60% of the offspring accumulated less than half of the amount of anthocyanins of 'Ziyan,' 17 (2018) and 15 (2019) individuals exceeded 'Ziyan' in anthocyanin content. A negative correlation between anthocyanin and total catechin content (r = -0.59, P < 0.001) was observed. The population was genotyped with 131 SSR markers spanning all linkage groups of the C. sinensis genome. Kruskal-Wallis tests identified 10 markers significantly associated with anthocyanins, catechins and their ratios in both years. Quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses using the interval mapping method detected 13 QTLs, suggesting the dark-purple trait of 'Ziyan' is because of the pyramiding of anthocyanin-promoting alleles on at least five linkage groups. Two genetic loci reversely related to anthocyanin and total catechin contents were identified. This study provides valuable information for genetic improvement of purple tea cultivars and for fine-mapping related genes.
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- Li-Qiang Tan
- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China
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Zhao J, Li P, Xia T, Wan X. Exploring plant metabolic genomics: chemical diversity, metabolic complexity in the biosynthesis and transport of specialized metabolites with the tea plant as a model. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2020; 40:667-688. [PMID: 32321331 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2020.1752617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The diversity and complexity of secondary metabolites in tea plants contribute substantially to the popularity of tea, by determining tea flavors and their numerous health benefits. The most significant characteristics of tea plants are that they concentrate the complex plant secondary metabolites into one leaf: flavonoids, alkaloids, theanine, volatiles, and saponins. Many fundamental questions regarding tea plant secondary metabolism remain unanswered. This includes how tea plants accumulate high levels of monomeric galloylated catechins, unlike the polymerized flavan-3-ols in most other plants, as well as how they are evolved to selectively synthesize theanine and caffeine, and how tea plants properly transport and store these cytotoxic products and then reuse them in defense. Tea plants coordinate many metabolic pathways that simultaneously take place in young tea leaves in response to both developmental and environmental cues. With the available genome sequences of tea plants and high-throughput metabolomic tools as great platforms, it is of particular interest to launch metabolic genomics studies using tea plants as a model system. Plant metabolic genomics are to investigate all aspects of plant secondary metabolism at the genetic, genome, and molecular levels. This includes plant domestication and adaptation, divergence and convergence of secondary metaboloic pathways. The biosynthesis, transport, storage, and transcriptional regulation mechanisms of all metabolites are of core interest in the plant as a whole. This review highlights relevant contexts of metabolic genomics, outstanding questions, and strategies for answering them, with aim to guide future research for genetic improvement of nutrition quality for healthier plant foods.
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- Jian Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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Novel insight into theacrine metabolism revealed by transcriptome analysis in bitter tea (Kucha, Camellia sinensis). Sci Rep 2020; 10:6286. [PMID: 32286351 PMCID: PMC7156766 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-62859-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Kucha (Camellia sinensis) is a kind of unique wild tea resources in southwest China, containing sizeable amounts of theacrine (1,3,7,9-tetramethyluric acid) and having a special bitter taste both in fresh leaves and made tea. Theacrine has good healthy function locally. But the molecular mechanism of theacrine metabolism in Kucha was still unclear. In order to illuminate the biosynthesis and catabolism of theacrine in Kucha plants, three tea cultivars, C. sinensis ‘Shangyou Zhongye’ (SY) with low-theacrine, ‘Niedu Kucha 2’ (ND2) with middle-theacrine and, ‘Niedu Kucha 3’ (ND3) with high-theacrine, were used for our research. Purine alkaloid analysis and transcriptome of those samples were performed by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and RNA-Seq, respectively. The related gene expression levels of purine alkaloid were correlated with the content of purine alkaloid, and the results of quantitative real-time (qRT) PCR were also confirmed the reliability of transcriptome. Based on the data, we found that theacrine biosynthesis is a relatively complex process, N-methyltransferase (NMT) encoded by TEA024443 may catalyze the methylation at 9-N position in Kucha plant. Our finding will assist to reveal the molecular mechanism of theacrine biosynthesis, and be applied to selection and breeding of Kucha tea cultivars in the future.
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Zhu B, Chen LB, Lu M, Zhang J, Han J, Deng WW, Zhang ZZ. Caffeine Content and Related Gene Expression: Novel Insight into Caffeine Metabolism in Camellia Plants Containing Low, Normal, and High Caffeine Concentrations. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:3400-3411. [PMID: 30830771 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b00240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Caffeine is a crucial secondary metabolic product in tea plants. Although the presence of caffeine in tea plants has been identified, the molecular mechanisms regulating relevant caffeine metabolism remain unclear. For the elucidation of the caffeine biosynthesis and catabolism in Camellia plants, fresh, germinated leaves from four Camellia plants with low (2), normal (1), and high (1) caffeine concentrations, namely, low-caffeine tea 1 (LCT1, Camellia crassicolumna), low-caffeine tea 2 (LCT2, C. crassicolumna), Shuchazao (SCZ, C. sinensis), and Yunkang 43 (YK43, C. sinensis) were used in this research. Transcriptome and purine alkaloids analyses of these Camellia leaves were performed using RNA-Seq and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Moreover, 15N-caffeine tracing was performed to determine the metabolic fate of caffeine in leaves of these plants. Caffeine content was correlated with related gene expression levels, and a quantitative real-time (qRT) PCR analysis of specific genes showed a consistent tendency with the obtained transcriptomic analysis. On the basis of the results of stable isotope-labeled tracer experiments, we discovered a degradation pathway of caffeine to theobromine. These findings could assist researchers in understanding the caffeine-related mechanisms in Camellia plants containing low, normal, and high caffeine content and be applied to caffeine regulation and breeding improvement in future research.
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- Biying Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , Anhui 230036 , China
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- Tea Research Institute , Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences , Menghai , Yunnan 666201 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , Anhui 230036 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , Anhui 230036 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , Anhui 230036 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , Anhui 230036 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Utilization, School of Tea and Food Science & Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , Anhui 230036 , China
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Lin P, Yin H, Yan C, Yao X, Wang K. Association Genetics Identifies Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Related to Kernel Oil Content and Quality in Camellia oleifera. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:2547-2562. [PMID: 30758959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b03399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Camellia oleifera, as an important nonwood tree species for seed oil in China, has received enormous attention owing to its high unsaturated fatty acid contents benefited to human health. It is necessary to examine allelic diversity of key genes that are associated with oil production in C. oleifera cultivars with a large variation of fatty acid compositions. In this study, we performed the association analysis between four key genes (two CoSAD and two Cofad2) coding fatty acid desaturases and traits including oil content and fatty acid composition. We identified two single nucleotide insertion-deletion (InDel) and 362 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the four candidate genes by sequencing an association population (216 accessions). Single-marker (or haplotype) and traits association tests were conducted by linkage disequilibrium (LD) approaches to detect significant marker-trait associations. Validation population (279 hybrid individuals from six full-sibs families) studies were performed to validate the function of allelic variations significantly associated. In all, 90 single marker-trait and one haplotype-trait associations were significant in association population, and these loci explained 1.87-17.93% proportion of the corresponding phenotypic variance. Further, six SNP marker-trait associations ( Q < 0.10) from Cofad2-A, CoSAD1, and CoSAD2 were successfully validated in the validation population. The SNP markers identified in this study can potentially be applied for future marker-assisted selection to improve oil content and quality in C. oleifera.
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- Ping Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
- Experimental Center for Subtropical Forestry , Chinese Academy of Forestry , Fenyi 336600 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
- Key Laboratory of Forest Genetics and Breeding , Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry , Hangzhou 311400 , China
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Ma JQ, Jin JQ, Yao MZ, Ma CL, Xu YX, Hao WJ, Chen L. Quantitative Trait Loci Mapping for Theobromine and Caffeine Contents in Tea Plant ( Camellia sinensis). JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:13321-13327. [PMID: 30486648 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Understanding the genetic basis of theobromine and caffeine accumulation in the tea plant is important due to their contribution to tea flavor. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analyses were carried out to identify genetic variants associated with theobromine and caffeine contents and ratio using a pseudo-testcross population derived from an intervarietal cross between two varieties of Camellia sinensis. A total of 10 QTL controlling caffeine content (CAF), theobromine content (TBR), sum of caffeine and theobromine (SCT), and caffeine-to-theobromine ratio (CTR) were identified over four measurement years. The major QTL controlling CAF, qCAF1, was mapped onto LG01 and validated across years, explaining an average of 20.1% of the phenotypic variance. The other QTL were detected in 1 or 2 years, and of them there were four, two, and three for TBR, SCT, and CTR, respectively. The present results provide valuable information for further fine mapping and cloning functional genes and for genetic improvement in tea plant.
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- Jian-Qiang Ma
- Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture , Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS) , 9 South Meiling Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture , Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS) , 9 South Meiling Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture , Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS) , 9 South Meiling Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture , Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS) , 9 South Meiling Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture , Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS) , 9 South Meiling Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture , Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS) , 9 South Meiling Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture , Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (TRICAAS) , 9 South Meiling Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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Zheng X, Shi J, Yu Y, Shen Y, Tan B, Ye X, Li J, Feng J. Exploration of Elite Stilbene Synthase Alleles for Resveratrol Concentration in Wild Chinese Vitis spp. and Vitis Cultivars. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:487. [PMID: 28439278 PMCID: PMC5383651 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Resveratrol contributes to a plant's tolerance of various abiotic and biotic stresses and is highly beneficial to human health. A search for elite alleles affecting resveratrol production was undertaken to find useful grapevine germplasm resources. Resveratrol levels in both berry skins and leaves were determined in 95 grapevine accessions (including 50 wild Chinese grapevine accessions and 45 cultivars) during two consecutive years. Resveratrol contents were higher in berry skins than in leaves and in wild Chinese grapevines than in grapevine cultivars. Using genotyping data, 79 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers linked to 44 stilbene synthase (STS) genes were detected in the 95 accessions, identifying 40 SSR markers with higher polymorphisms. Eight SSR marker loci, encompassing 19 alleles, were significantly associated with resveratrol content on (P < 0.001), and 5 SSR loci showed repeated associations. Locus Sh5 had four associations: three positive for allele 232 (including leaves in the 2 years) and one negative for allele 236 in four environments. Loci Sh9 and Sh56 for a total of 7 alleles exhibited positive effects in berry skins in the 2 years. In berry skins, locus Sh56 with positive effects was closely linked to VvSTS27, and locus Sh77 with negative effects to VvSTS17, importantly, the two candidate genes both were located on Chromosome 16. The SSR marker loci and candidate genes identified in this study will provide a useful basis for future molecular breeding for increased production of natural resveratrol and its derivatives.
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- Xianbo Zheng
- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit BiologyZhengzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit BiologyZhengzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit BiologyZhengzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit BiologyZhengzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit BiologyZhengzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit BiologyZhengzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit BiologyZhengzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Henan Agricultural UniversityZhengzhou, China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Fruit and Cucurbit BiologyZhengzhou, China
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Jin JQ, Ma JQ, Yao MZ, Ma CL, Chen L. Functional natural allelic variants of flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase gene governing catechin traits in tea plant and its relatives. PLANTA 2017; 245:523-538. [PMID: 27896431 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-016-2620-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Functional allelic variants of the flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase (F3'5'H) gene provides new information of F3'5'H function of tea plant and its relatives. This insight may serve as the foundation upon which to advance molecular breeding in the tea plant. Catechins are the active components of tea that determine its quality and health attributes. This study established the first integrated genomic strategy for deciphering the genetic basis of catechin traits of tea plant. With the RNA-sequencing analysis of bulked segregants representing the tails of a F1 population segregated for total catechin content, we identified a flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase (F3'5'H) gene. F3'5'H had one copy in the genomic DNA of tea plant. Among 202 tea accessions, we identified 120 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at F3'5'H locus. Seventeen significant marker-trait associations were identified by association mapping in multiple environments, which were involved in 10 SNP markers, and the traits including the ratio of di/tri-hydroxylated catechins and catechin contents. The associated individual and combination of SNPs explained 4.5-25.2 and 53.0-63.0% phenotypic variations, respectively. In the F1 population (validation population), the catechin trait variation percentages explained by F3'5'H diplotype were 6.9-74.3%. The genotype effects of ten functional SNPs in the F1 population were all consistent with the association population. Furthermore, the function of SNP-711/-655 within F3'5'H was validated by gene expression analysis. Altogether, our work indicated functional SNP allelic variants within F3'5'H governing the ratio of di/tri-hydroxylated catechins and catechin contents. The strong catechin-associated SNPs identified in this study can be used for future marker-assisted selection to improve tea quality.
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- Ji-Qiang Jin
- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Center for Tea Improvement, Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, 9 South Meiling Road, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Center for Tea Improvement, Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, 9 South Meiling Road, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Center for Tea Improvement, Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, 9 South Meiling Road, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Center for Tea Improvement, Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, 9 South Meiling Road, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China
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- Tea Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, National Center for Tea Improvement, Key Laboratory of Tea Plant Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, 9 South Meiling Road, Hangzhou, 310008, Zhejiang, China.
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Zhao M, Li D, Ye JH, Zheng XQ, Liang YR, Lu JL. Stop for tea? Enzyme inhibitors from tea - what good are they? Int J Food Sci Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.13342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Min Zhao
- Zhejiang University Tea Research Institute; 866# Yuhangtang Road Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Zhejiang University Tea Research Institute; 866# Yuhangtang Road Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Zhejiang University Tea Research Institute; 866# Yuhangtang Road Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Zhejiang University Tea Research Institute; 866# Yuhangtang Road Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Zhejiang University Tea Research Institute; 866# Yuhangtang Road Hangzhou 310058 China
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- Zhejiang University Tea Research Institute; 866# Yuhangtang Road Hangzhou 310058 China
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