Genome-wide identification of the MATE gene family and functional characterization of PbrMATE9 related to anthocyanin in pear

Plant multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) genes play an important role in the process of detoxification, plant morphogenesis, and anthocyanin accumulation. However, whether the MATE gene family functions in pear peel coloration is still unknown. To evaluate and identify the MATE gene famil...

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Main Authors: Jiawen Sheng, Xuening Chen, Bobo Song, Hainan Liu, Jiaming Li, Runze Wang, Jun Wu
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Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2023-12-01
Series:Horticultural Plant Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014123000171
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author Jiawen Sheng
Xuening Chen
Bobo Song
Hainan Liu
Jiaming Li
Runze Wang
Jun Wu
author_facet Jiawen Sheng
Xuening Chen
Bobo Song
Hainan Liu
Jiaming Li
Runze Wang
Jun Wu
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description Plant multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) genes play an important role in the process of detoxification, plant morphogenesis, and anthocyanin accumulation. However, whether the MATE gene family functions in pear peel coloration is still unknown. To evaluate and identify the MATE gene family members which are involving in anthocyanin accumulation and coloration in pear. In this study, 85 MATE genes were identified in the reference pear genome of ‘Dangshansuli’ through genome-wide identification. Based on gene structure and phylogenetic tree analysis, the MATE family was divided into five subfamilies. RNA sequencing and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) indicated that the expression patterns of PbrMATEs were tissue-specific. 28.24% (24) of PbrMATE genes were expressed in the fruits, and 44.71% (38) of PbrMATE genes were expressed in the leaves. Additionally, we found that the expression levels of PbrMATE9, PbrMATE26, PbrMATE50, and PbrMATE69 in debagged fruits with red peel were significantly higher than those in bagged fruits without red peel, according to our bagging/debagging treatment of ‘Mantianhong’. The expression pattern of PbrMATE9 was consistent with the variation trend in anthocyanin content, suggesting that it might play an important role in anthocyanin accumulation in response to light exposure. Subcellular localization showed that PbrMATE9 was a membrane protein. More strikingly, the transient overexpression of PbrMATE9 promoted anthocyanin accumulation in the peel of pear, and the expression of structural genes (PbrCHI, PbrANS, PbrDFR, and PbrUFGT) in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway also increased significantly. Through co-expression network analysis, the transcription factors were identified, such as WRKY, COL, GATA, and BBX, which might be involved in the regulation of PbrMATE9. The study has enriched the genetic resources and improved the understanding of the regulation network of anthocyanin accumulation in pear.
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spelling doaj.art-d05898d53e024febae83a2739a86cbe52024-04-28T06:31:54ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Horticultural Plant Journal2468-01412023-12-019610791094Genome-wide identification of the MATE gene family and functional characterization of PbrMATE9 related to anthocyanin in pearJiawen Sheng0Xuening Chen1Bobo Song2Hainan Liu3Jiaming Li4Runze Wang5Jun Wu6College of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, ChinaCollege of Horticulture and Plant Conservation, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, Henan, 471023, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China; Corresponding author.Plant multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) genes play an important role in the process of detoxification, plant morphogenesis, and anthocyanin accumulation. However, whether the MATE gene family functions in pear peel coloration is still unknown. To evaluate and identify the MATE gene family members which are involving in anthocyanin accumulation and coloration in pear. In this study, 85 MATE genes were identified in the reference pear genome of ‘Dangshansuli’ through genome-wide identification. Based on gene structure and phylogenetic tree analysis, the MATE family was divided into five subfamilies. RNA sequencing and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) indicated that the expression patterns of PbrMATEs were tissue-specific. 28.24% (24) of PbrMATE genes were expressed in the fruits, and 44.71% (38) of PbrMATE genes were expressed in the leaves. Additionally, we found that the expression levels of PbrMATE9, PbrMATE26, PbrMATE50, and PbrMATE69 in debagged fruits with red peel were significantly higher than those in bagged fruits without red peel, according to our bagging/debagging treatment of ‘Mantianhong’. The expression pattern of PbrMATE9 was consistent with the variation trend in anthocyanin content, suggesting that it might play an important role in anthocyanin accumulation in response to light exposure. Subcellular localization showed that PbrMATE9 was a membrane protein. More strikingly, the transient overexpression of PbrMATE9 promoted anthocyanin accumulation in the peel of pear, and the expression of structural genes (PbrCHI, PbrANS, PbrDFR, and PbrUFGT) in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway also increased significantly. Through co-expression network analysis, the transcription factors were identified, such as WRKY, COL, GATA, and BBX, which might be involved in the regulation of PbrMATE9. The study has enriched the genetic resources and improved the understanding of the regulation network of anthocyanin accumulation in pear.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014123000171PearAnthocyaninColorationMATE gene familyPbrMATE9RNA-seq
spellingShingle Jiawen Sheng
Xuening Chen
Bobo Song
Hainan Liu
Jiaming Li
Runze Wang
Jun Wu
Genome-wide identification of the MATE gene family and functional characterization of PbrMATE9 related to anthocyanin in pear
Horticultural Plant Journal
Pear
Anthocyanin
Coloration
MATE gene family
PbrMATE9
RNA-seq
title Genome-wide identification of the MATE gene family and functional characterization of PbrMATE9 related to anthocyanin in pear
title_full Genome-wide identification of the MATE gene family and functional characterization of PbrMATE9 related to anthocyanin in pear
title_fullStr Genome-wide identification of the MATE gene family and functional characterization of PbrMATE9 related to anthocyanin in pear
title_full_unstemmed Genome-wide identification of the MATE gene family and functional characterization of PbrMATE9 related to anthocyanin in pear
title_short Genome-wide identification of the MATE gene family and functional characterization of PbrMATE9 related to anthocyanin in pear
title_sort genome wide identification of the mate gene family and functional characterization of pbrmate9 related to anthocyanin in pear
topic Pear
Anthocyanin
Coloration
MATE gene family
PbrMATE9
RNA-seq
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014123000171
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