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BMC GENOMIC DATA
Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12863-021-00973-4
Keywords
Alpinia oxyphylla; Transcriptome analysis; Differentially expressed genes; Secondary metabolites; Flavonoid biosynthesis
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81560611]
- Hainan Provincial Keypoint Research and Invention Program [ZDYF2018138]
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Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and metabolic pathways related to flavonoids biosynthesis in Alpinia oxyphylla were identified in roots, leaves, and different stages of fruits. Up-regulation of 9 DEGs was observed in fruits, while 11 DEGs were highly up-regulated in roots compared with leaves.
Background Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. is an important edible and medicinal herb, and its dried fruits are widely used in traditional herbal medicine. Flavonoids are one of the main chemical compounds in A. oxyphylla; however, the genetic and molecular mechanisms of flavonoid biosynthesis are not well understood. We performed transcriptome analysis in the fruit, root, and leaf tissues of A. oxyphylla to delineate tissue-specific gene expression and metabolic pathways in this medicinal plant. Results In all, 8.85, 10.10, 8.68, 6.89, and 8.51 Gb clean data were obtained for early-, middle-, and late-stage fruits, leaves, and roots, respectively. Furthermore, 50,401 unigenes were grouped into functional categories based on four databases, namely Nr (47,745 unigenes), Uniprot (49,685 unigenes), KOG (20,153 unigenes), and KEGG (27,285 unigenes). A total of 3110 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and five distinct clusters with similar expression patterns were obtained, in which 27 unigenes encoded 13 key enzymes associated with flavonoid biosynthesis. In particular, 9 DEGs were significantly up-regulated in fruits, whereas expression of 11 DEGs were highly up-regulated in roots, compared with those in leaves. Conclusion The DEGs and metabolic pathway related to flavonoids biosynthesis were identified in root, leaf, and different stages of fruits from A. oxyphylla. These results provide insights into the molecular mechanism of flavonoid biosynthesis in A. oxyphylla and application of genetically engineered varieties of A. oxyphylla.
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