Role of the tomato TAGL1 gene in regulating fruit metabolites elucidated using RNA sequence and metabolomics analyses.

Autor: Zhao X; School of Food and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Haidian District, Beijing, China., Yuan X; Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Haidian District, Beijing, China., Chen S; Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China., Meng L; Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Haidian District, Beijing, China., Fu D; Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, College of Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Haidian District, Beijing, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2018 Jun 12; Vol. 13 (6), pp. e0199083. Date of Electronic Publication: 2018 Jun 12 (Print Publication: 2018).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199083
Abstrakt: Fruit ripening is a complex biological process affecting fruit quality. In tomato the fruit ripening process is delicately regulated by transcription factors (TFs). Among these, the TOMATO AGAMOUS-LIKE 1 (TAGL1) gene plays an important role in both the development and ripening of fruit. In this study, the TAGL1 gene was successfully silenced by virus-induced gene silencing technology (VIGS), and the global gene expression and metabolites profiles of TAGL1-silenced fruits were analyzed by RNA-sequence analysis (RNA-seq) and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The TAGL1-silenced fruits phenotypically displayed an orange pericarp, which was in accordance with the results expected from the down-regulation of genes associated with carotenoid synthesis. Levels of several amino acids and organic acids were lower in the TAGL1-silenced fruits than in the wild-type fruits, whereas, α-tomatine content was greatly increased (more than 10-fold) in the TAGL1-silenced fruits compared to wild-type fruits. The findings of this study showed that TAGL1 not only regulates the ripening of tomato fruits, but also affects the synthesis and levels of nutrients in the fruit.
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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