Family-1 UDP glycosyltransferases in pear (Pyrus bretschneideri): Molecular identification, phylogenomic characterization and expression profiling during stone cell formation

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第一作者： Cheng, Xi

作者： Cheng, Xi;Muhammad, Abdullah;Li, Guohui;Zhang, Jingyun;Cheng, Jun;Qiu, Jingxiang;Jiang, Taoshan;Jin, Qing;Cai, Yongping;Lin, Yi;Zhang, Jingyun

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关键词： UGT family; Pear; Stone cell; Lignin; Phylogenetic and expression analysis; Subcellular localization

期刊名称：MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS （ 影响因子：2.316； 五年影响因子：2.357 ）

ISSN： 0301-4851

年卷期： 2019 年 46 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Stone cells are a characteristic trait of pear fruits, and excessive stone cell formation has a significant negative impact on the texture and flavour of the pulp. Lignin is one of the main components of stone cells. Family-1 uridine diphosphate-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) are responsible for the glycosylation modification of monolignols. However, information remains limited regarding the relationship between UGTs and stone cell formation. To address this problem, we identified 139 UGTs from the pear genome, which were distributed in 15 phylogenetic groups (A-M, O, and P). We also performed a collinearity analysis of UGTs among four Rosaceae plants (pear, peach, mei, and strawberry). Phylogenetic analysis suggested that 13 PbUGTs might be related to the glycosylation of monolignols. Analysis of expression patterns demonstrated that most putative monolignol glycosylation-related PbUGTs not only showed high expression levels in flowers and buds but were also induced by exogenous ABA, SA, and MeJA. In addition, the transcript level of Pbr005014.1 (named PbUGT72AJ2) was consistent with the changing trend of lignin content in pear fruit, and the transcript level was also higher in Dangshan Su' pear with higher lignin and stone cell contents. Subcellular localization results showed that PbUGT72AJ2 was located mainly in the cytomembrane and cytoplasm. Based on our study, PbUGT72AJ2 is considered to be a monolignol glycosylation-related UGT. Our results provide an important source for the identification of UGTs and a foundation for the future understanding and manipulation of lignin metabolism and stone cell formation in pear fruit.

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