Dissection of Metabolome and Transcriptome-Insights into Capsaicin and Flavonoid Accumulation in Two Typical Yunnan Xiaomila Fruits

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第一作者： Hu, Huaran

作者： Hu, Huaran;Du, Lei;Zhang, Ruihao;Zhong, Qiuyue;Liu, Fawan;Li, Weifen;Gui, Min

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关键词： pepper; capsaicin; flavonoid; phenylpropanoid; metabolome; transcriptome; transcription factor

期刊名称：INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES （ 影响因子：4.9； 五年影响因子：5.6 ）

ISSN： 1661-6596

年卷期： 2024 年 25 卷 14 期

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摘要： Pepper is an economically important vegetable worldwide, containing various specialized metabolites crucial for its development and flavor. Capsaicinoids, especially, are genus-specialized metabolites that confer a spicy flavor to Capsicum fruits. In this work, two pepper cultivars, YB (Capsicum frutescens L.) and JC (Capsicum baccatum L.) pepper, showed distinct differences in the accumulation of capsaicin and flavonoid. However, the molecular mechanism underlying them was still unclear. Metabolome analysis showed that the JC pepper induced a more abundant accumulation of metabolites associated with alkaloids, flavonoids, and capsaicinoids in the red ripening stages, leading to a spicier flavor in the JC pepper. Transcriptome analysis confirmed that the increased expression of transcripts associated with phenylpropanoid and flavonoid metabolic pathways occurred in the JC pepper. Integrative analysis of metabolome and transcriptome suggested that four structural genes, 4CL7, 4CL6, CHS, and COMT, were responsible for the higher accumulation of metabolites relevant to capsaicin and flavonoids. Through weighted gene co-expression network analyses, modules related to flavonoid biosynthesis and potential regulators for candidate genes were identified. The promoter analysis of four candidate genes showed they contained several cis-elements that were bonded to MYB, bZIP, and WRKY transcription factors. Further RT-qPCR examination verified three transcription factors, MYB, bZIP53, and WRKY25, that exhibited increased expression in the red ripening stage of the JC pepper compared to YB, which potentially regulated their expression. Altogether, our findings provide comprehensive understanding and valuable information for pepper breeding programs in the future.

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