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The Combined Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome Revealed the Physiological and Molecular Mechanism of Flower Bud Formation in Amorphophallus bulbifer
Li, W.; Xu, P.; Qian, C.; Zhao, X.; Xu, H.; Li, K. The Combined Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome Revealed the Possible Mechanism of Flower Bud Formation in Amorphophallus bulbifer. Agronomy2024, 14, 519.
Li, W.; Xu, P.; Qian, C.; Zhao, X.; Xu, H.; Li, K. The Combined Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome Revealed the Possible Mechanism of Flower Bud Formation in Amorphophallus bulbifer. Agronomy 2024, 14, 519.
Li, W.; Xu, P.; Qian, C.; Zhao, X.; Xu, H.; Li, K. The Combined Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome Revealed the Possible Mechanism of Flower Bud Formation in Amorphophallus bulbifer. Agronomy2024, 14, 519.
Li, W.; Xu, P.; Qian, C.; Zhao, X.; Xu, H.; Li, K. The Combined Analysis of the Transcriptome and Metabolome Revealed the Possible Mechanism of Flower Bud Formation in Amorphophallus bulbifer. Agronomy 2024, 14, 519.
Abstract
The flowering of Amorphophallus bulbifer plays an important role in its reproduction. The flowers and leaves of A. bulbifer cannot grow at the same time. However, the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in flower bud and leaf bud formation are still unclear. In this study, the flower buds and leaf buds of A. bulbifer in the early stage of growth were used as research materials, transcriptome and metabolome analyses were carried out, and the soluble sugar and starch contents of A. bulbifer corms were determined. Transcriptome analysis revealed 5 542 differentially expressed genes (DEG) between flower buds and leaf buds, 3 107 of which were upregulated and 2 435 of which were downregulated. Enrichment analysis of the KEGG pathway showed that these differential genes were enriched mainly in the plant hormone signal transduction, DNA replication and fatty acid elongation pathways. Plant hormone signal transduction, DNA replication and fatty acid elongation pathways. A total of 5 296 significant differentially abundant metabolites were screened out by nontargeted metabolomics analysis. The differentially abundant metabolites were functionally classified in the HMDB, and 118 were successfully matched, including 17 that were highly expressed in flower buds. The differentially abundant metabolites in the flower buds were mainly enriched in pathways such as amino acid metabolism, isoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis and pyrimidine metabolism. Targeted metabolomics analysis revealed that the contents of ABA, ZT and iPA in flower buds were significantly greater than those in leaf buds, while the opposite trend was observed for IAA. The analysis of soluble sugar and starch contents showed that the starch and soluble sugar contents in flower buds were significantly greater than those in leaf buds. The results of this study showed that flower bud development in A. bulbifer was regulated by amino acids, starch, ABA, ZT, iPA, IAA and other hormones. These findings could lead to valuable genetic resources for further study of A. bulbifer flowering and provide a deeper understanding of the molecular basis of A. bulbifer flowering.
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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