A systems genetics approach reveals PbrNSC as a regulator of lignin and cellulose biosynthesis in stone cells of pear fruit

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第一作者： Wang, Runze

作者： Wang, Runze;Xue, Yongsong;Qin, Mengfan;Zhang, Mingyue;Li, Xiaolong;Li, Jiaming;Sun, Manyi;Song, Bobo;Zhang, Jiaying;Zhao, Kejiao;Wu, Jun;Fan, Jing;Hu, Hongju;Yao, Jia-Long;Lin, Tao;Lian, Qun;Li, Xiaolong;Lin, Tao;Zhang, Mingyue;Xue, Cheng;Chen, Xu;Fei, Zhangjun;Fei, Zhangjun

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关键词： Pear fruit; Co-expression network; eQTL; Stone cell formation; NAC transcription factor; Transcriptional regulation

期刊名称：GENOME BIOLOGY （ 影响因子：13.583； 五年影响因子：17.433 ）

ISSN： 1474-760X

年卷期： 2021 年 22 卷 1 期

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摘要： Background Stone cells in fruits of pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) negatively influence fruit quality because their lignified cell walls impart a coarse and granular texture to the fruit flesh. Results We generate RNA-seq data from the developing fruits of 206 pear cultivars with a wide range of stone cell contents and use a systems genetics approach to integrate co-expression networks and expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) to characterize the regulatory mechanisms controlling lignocellulose formation in the stone cells of pear fruits. Our data with a total of 35,897 expressed genes and 974,404 SNPs support the identification of seven stone cell formation modules and the detection of 139,515 eQTLs for 3229 genes in these modules. Focusing on regulatory factors and using a co-expression network comprising 39 structural genes, we identify PbrNSC as a candidate regulator of stone cell formation. We then verify the function of PbrNSC in regulating lignocellulose formation using both pear fruit and Arabidopsis plants and further show that PbrNSC can transcriptionally activate multiple target genes involved in secondary cell wall formation. Conclusions This study generates a large resource for studying stone cell formation and provides insights into gene regulatory networks controlling the formation of stone cell and lignocellulose.

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