Insight into the Molecular Mechanism of Flower Color Regulation in Rhododendron latoucheae Franch: A Multi-Omics Approach
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Key Metabolite Extraction and Analytical Methods
2.3. Key Gene and KEY Pathway Extraction, Detection and Analysis Methods
2.4. Analysis of Flower Color Regulation
2.5. Key Structural Gene Expression Validation Methods
3. Results
3.1. Key Metabolite Extraction Results and Analysis
3.1.1. Key Metabolites
3.1.2. Effect of Flavonoid Metabolites on Flower Color
3.1.3. Effect of Anthocyanins on Flower Color
3.2. Key Gene and Key Pathway Assay Results and Analysis
3.3. Metabolite Regulation Analysis
3.4. Validation Analysis of Expression of Key Structural Genes
4. Discussion
4.1. Differences in White-Pink and Purple Flower Color Pathways
4.2. Key Metabolites Regulating Purple Flower Color
4.3. Structural Genes Regulating Differences in Purple Flower Color
4.4. Key Transcription Factors Regulating Purple Flower Color Differences
4.5. Key Genes and Key Metabolite Regulatory Relationships
4.6. Implications and Further Research
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Xiao, P.; Zhang, H.; Liao, Q.; Zhu, N.; Chen, J.; Ma, L.; Zhang, M.; Shen, S. Insight into the Molecular Mechanism of Flower Color Regulation in Rhododendron latoucheae Franch: A Multi-Omics Approach. Plants 2023, 12, 2897. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12162897
Xiao P, Zhang H, Liao Q, Zhu N, Chen J, Ma L, Zhang M, Shen S. Insight into the Molecular Mechanism of Flower Color Regulation in Rhododendron latoucheae Franch: A Multi-Omics Approach. Plants. 2023; 12(16):2897. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12162897
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiao, Peng, Hui Zhang, Qiulin Liao, Ninghua Zhu, Jiaao Chen, Lehan Ma, Minhuan Zhang, and Shouyun Shen. 2023. "Insight into the Molecular Mechanism of Flower Color Regulation in Rhododendron latoucheae Franch: A Multi-Omics Approach" Plants 12, no. 16: 2897. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12162897