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Hypermethylation in the promoter regions of flavonoid pathway genes is associated with skin color fading during'Daihong'apple fruit development
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Apple fruit skin color fading is not well understood although the molecular mechanism of skin color formation is well known.The red-fleshed apple cultivar'Daihong'(DH)exhibited fading skin color during fruit development despite having a heterozygous R6 allele but lacking Red-TE for red fruit skin.In this study,transcriptomic analysis revealed the expression level of MdMYB10 increased with fruit development whereas reduced expression levels of MdMYBPA1,MdCHS,MdANS,MdUFGT,MdLAR,and MdANR were observed,consistent with decreased levels of chalcone,anthocyanin,catechin,epicatechin,and procyanidin B2.Whole-genome bisulfite sequencing(WGBS)indicated a global gain in cytosine methylation levels and increased methylation in 5'and 3'flanking regions of genes and transposable elements(TEs),and in TE bodies in all CG,CHG and CHH contexts,especially the mCHH context,during fruit development.The increased DNA methylation was attributed to reduced expression levels of DNA demethylase genes,including MdDME1,MdROS1,and MdROS2.Association analysis revealed a significant negative correlation between promoter methylation levels of MdCHS,MdCHI,MdMYBPA1,and their respective transcript levels,as well as a negative correlation between promoter methylation levels of MdCHS,MdCHI,MdANR,and MdFLS,and the content of chalcones,naringenin-7-glucoside,epicatechin,and quercetin.Treatment with the DNA demethylation agent 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine verified the negative correlation between DNA methylation and gene expression within the flavonoid pathway.These findings suggest that hypermethylation in promoter regions of genes of the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway is associated with the reduction of gene expression and flavonoid content,and fruit skin color fading during DH apple development.
College of Life Sciences,Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province,Qingdao Agricultural University,Qingdao,266109,China
College of Horticulture,Engineering Laboratory of Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops of Shandong Province,Qingdao Agricultural University,Qingdao,266109,China
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited,Private Bag 92169,Auckland 1142,New Zealand
Academy of Dongying Efficient Agricultural Technology and Industry on Saline and Alkaline Land in Collaboration with Qingdao Agricultural University,Dongying,257300,China
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山东省自然科学基金Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong ProvinceAgricultural Variety Improvement Project of Shandong ProvinceAgricultural Variety Improvement Project of Shandong ProvinceAgricultural Variety Improvement Project of Shandong ProvinceChina Agriculture Research System FoundationScience and Technology Specific Projects in Agricultural Hightech Industrial Demonstration Area of the Yellow River Delta
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