Information on population genetic structure and crop genetic diversity is important for genetically improving crop species and conserving threatened species. The PAL gene sequence is part of a multigene family that ca...Information on population genetic structure and crop genetic diversity is important for genetically improving crop species and conserving threatened species. The PAL gene sequence is part of a multigene family that can be utilized to design DNA marker systems for genetic diversity and population structure investigation. In the current study, genetic diversity and population structure of 100 accessions of wild Pistacia species were investigated with 78 PAL markers. A protocol for using PAL sequences as DNA markers was developed. A total of 313 PAL loci were recognized, showing 100% polymorphism for PAL markers. The PAL markers produced relatively more observed and effective alleles in Pistacia falcata and Pistacia atlantica, with a higher Shannon's information index and expected heterozygosity in P. atlantica, Pistacia vera and Pistacia mutica. Pairwise assessment of Nei's genetic distance and genetic identity between populations revealed a close association between geographically iso- lated populations of Pistacia khinjuk and Pistacia chinensis. The accessions of wild Pistacia species had more genetic relationship among studied groups of species. Analysis of molecular variance indicated 19% among- population variation and 81% within-population variation for the PAL gene based DNA marker. Population structure analysis based on PAL revealed four groups with high genetic admixture among populations. The results establish PAL markers as a functional DNA marker system and provide important genetic information about accessions from wild populations of Pistacia species.展开更多
Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), the first enzyme of phenylpropanoid pathway, is always encoded by multigene families in plants. In this study, using genome-wide searches, 13 PAL genes in cucumber (CsPAL1-13) an...Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), the first enzyme of phenylpropanoid pathway, is always encoded by multigene families in plants. In this study, using genome-wide searches, 13 PAL genes in cucumber (CsPAL1-13) and 13 PALs in melon (Cm- PALl-13) were identified. In the corresponding genomes, ten of these PAL genes were located in tandem in two clusters, while the others were widely dispersed in different chromosomes as a single copy. The protein sequences of CsPALs and CmPALs shared an overall high identity to each other. In our previous report, 12 PAL genes were identified in watermelon (CIPAL1-12). Thereby, a total of 38 cucurbit PAL members were included. Here, a comprehensive comparison of PAL gene families was performed among three cucurbit plants. The phylogenetic and syntenic analyses placed the cucurbit PALs as 11 CsPAL-CmPAL-CIPAL triples, of which ten triples were clustered into the dicot group, and the remaining one, CsPAL1-CmPAL8-CIPAL2, was grouped with gymnosperm PALs and might serve as an ancestor of cucurbit PALs. By comparing the syntenic relationships and gene structure of these PAL genes, the expansion of cucurbit PAL families might arise from a series of segmental and tandem duplications and intron insertion events. Furthermore, the expression profiling in different tissues suggested that different cucurbit PALs displayed divergent but overlapping expression profiles, and the CsPAL-CmPAL-CIPAL orthologs showed correlative expression patterns among three cucurbit plants. Taken together, this study provided an extensive description on the evolution and expression of cucurbit PAL gene families and might facilitate the further studies for elucidating the functions of PALs in cucurbit plants.展开更多
Phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL)is the rate-limiting and pivotal enzyme of the general phenylpropanoid path-way,but few reports have been found on PAL genes in Pinus yunnanensis.In the present study,three PAL genes we...Phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL)is the rate-limiting and pivotal enzyme of the general phenylpropanoid path-way,but few reports have been found on PAL genes in Pinus yunnanensis.In the present study,three PAL genes were cloned and identified from P.yunnanensis seedlings for thefirst time,namely,PyPAL-1,PyPAL-2,and PyPAL-3.Our results indicated that the open-reading frames of PyPAL genes were 2184,2157,and 2385 bp.Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that PyPALs have high homology with other known PAL genes in other plants.In vitro enzymatic analysis showed that all three PyPAL recombinant proteins could catalyze the deamination of L-phenylalanine to form trans-cinnamic acid,but only PAL1 and PAL2 can catalyze the conversion of L-tyrosine toρ-coumaric acid.Three PyPAL genes were expressed in different tissues in 1-year-old P.yunnanensis,and such genes had different expression patterns.This study lays a foundation for further understanding of the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in P.yunnanensis.展开更多
Phenolic compounds, metabolites of the phenylpropanoid pathway, play an important role in the growth and environmental adaptation of many plants. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL) is the first key enzyme of the phenylp...Phenolic compounds, metabolites of the phenylpropanoid pathway, play an important role in the growth and environmental adaptation of many plants. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL) is the first key enzyme of the phenylpropanoid pathway. The present study was designed to investigate whether there is a multi-gene family in I. Indigotic and, if so, to characterize their properties. We conducted a comprehensive survey on the transcription profiling database by using tBLASTn analysis. Several bioinformatics methods were employed to perform the prediction of composition and physicochemical characters. The expression levels of IiPAL genes in various tissues of I. indigotica with stress treatment were examined by quantitative real-time PCR. Protoplast transient transformation was used to observe the locations of IiPALs. IiPALs were functionally characterized by expression with pET-32a vector in Escherichia colis strain BL21(DE3). Integration of transcripts and metabolite accumulations was used to reveal the relation between IiPALs and target compounds. An new gene(IiPAL2) was identified and both IiPALs had the conserved enzymatic active site Ala-Ser-Gly and were classified as members of dicotyledon. IiPAL1 and IiPAL2 were expressed in roots, stems, leaves, and flowers, with the highest expression levels of IiPAL1 and IiPAL2 being observed in stems and roots, respectively. The two genes responded to the exogenous elicitor in different manners. Subcellular localization experiment showed that both IiPALs were localized in the cytosol. The recombinant proteins were shown to catalyze the conversion of L-Phe to trans-cinnamic acid. Correlation analysis indicated that Ii PAL1 was more close to the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites than IiPAL2. In conclusion, the present study provides a basis for the elucidation of the role of Ii PALs genes in the biosynthesis of phenolic compounds, which will help further metabolic engineering to improve the accumulation of bioactive components in I.indigotica.展开更多
Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL),which catalyzes the conversion from L-phenylalanine to trans-cinnamic acid,is a well-known key enzyme and a connecting step between primary and secondary metabolisms in the phenylpropa...Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL),which catalyzes the conversion from L-phenylalanine to trans-cinnamic acid,is a well-known key enzyme and a connecting step between primary and secondary metabolisms in the phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway of plants and microbes.Schisandra chinensis,a woody vine plant belonging to the family of Magnoliaceae,is a rich source of dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans exhibiting potent activity.However,the functional role of PAL in the biosynthesis of lignan is relatively limited,compared with those in lignin and flavonoids biosynthesis.Therefore,it is essential to clone and characterize the PAL genes from this valuable medicinal plant.In this study,molecular cloning and characterization of three PAL genes(ScPAL1−3)from S.chinensis was carried out.ScPALs were cloned using RACE PCR.The sequence analysis of the three ScPALs was carried out to give basic characteristics followed by docking analysis.In order to determine their catalytic activity,recombinant protein was obtained by heterologous expression in pCold-TF vector in Escherichia coli(BL21-DE3),followed by Ni-affinity purification.The catalytic product of the purified recombinant proteins was verified using RP-HPLC through comparing with standard compounds.The optimal temperature,pH value and effects of different metal ions were determined.Vmax,Kcat and Km values were determined under the optimal conditions.The expression of three ScPALs in different tissues was also determined.Our work provided essential information for the function of ScPALs.展开更多
We report novel mutations in exon 7 of human phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene of phenylketonuria (PKU ) in southern Chinese, analysed by using PCR-DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis ), solid phase DNA s...We report novel mutations in exon 7 of human phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene of phenylketonuria (PKU ) in southern Chinese, analysed by using PCR-DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis ), solid phase DNA sequencing and Ih vliro expression. One of the 2 novel mutations, IVS6nt1, is an intron-exon Junctional mutation which results a splicing defect in mRNA. Arg252Gln is another novel mutation with residual PAH activity only 24 % compared to wild type in in vitro mutagenesis and expression in Cos-1 cell. Other 3 known mutations and polymorphism including Arg241Cys, Arg243Gln and Val245Val(GTG to GTA) together with these novel mutations composed the mutatlonal profile of exon 7 in the PAH gene of PKUs in this populations.展开更多
Exon 7 of the l’henylalan1ne hydroxylase (PAH) gene was analyzed in 15 chlldren affected wlth classicphenylketonL1rla (PKU) from northern Chlna by uslng PCRxsingle strand conformation polymorphism(PCR-SSCP) technique...Exon 7 of the l’henylalan1ne hydroxylase (PAH) gene was analyzed in 15 chlldren affected wlth classicphenylketonL1rla (PKU) from northern Chlna by uslng PCRxsingle strand conformation polymorphism(PCR-SSCP) technique and DNA direct sequencing. Six missense mutatlons (l. e. R2413Q. R 241H, G247V,1,2 19H, F2541;lnd G257V )and one silent rnutatlon (V245v ) were identified. The latter three missense mu-tations were demonstrated as novel mltations in comparison with the PAH mutation database. one missense mt1tation (R241 H) was flrst dowumeTlted in Chinese. our results showed populatlon ancl reglon tllffer-ences in the PAH mutation clistribution. and suggest that there is more thfln one founding population forPKU in China. The fincling of novel mutations will enhence the molecular diagnosis of PKU.展开更多
According to synthetic pathway of plant chlorogenic acid (CGA), the expression patterns of genes encoding enzymes that are associated with CGA synthesis were studied in normally developed Xuehua pear fruit. The stud...According to synthetic pathway of plant chlorogenic acid (CGA), the expression patterns of genes encoding enzymes that are associated with CGA synthesis were studied in normally developed Xuehua pear fruit. The study demonstrated that CGA content in peel and flesh of Xuehua pear decreased as fruit development progressed, with a higher level in peel. The expression levels of PbPAL 1, PbPAL2, PbC3H, PbC4H, Pb4CL 1, Pb4CL2, Pb4CL6, PbHC T1 and PbHC T3 genes decreased in fruit, which was consistent with the pattern of variation in CGA content. That indicated that these genes might be key genes for influencing fruit CGA synthesis in Xuehua pear. However, Pb4CL7 gene expression profile is not consistent with variation of CGA content, hence, it may not be a key gene involved in CGA synthesis.展开更多
The phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL)gene family in tea plants(Camellia sinensis L.)encodes the enzyme that catalyzes the first reaction of the phenylpropane metabolic pathway.The present study aimed to characterize th...The phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL)gene family in tea plants(Camellia sinensis L.)encodes the enzyme that catalyzes the first reaction of the phenylpropane metabolic pathway.The present study aimed to characterize the PAL genes in tea plants,and get better insights on the CsPALs in anthocyanins accumulation.Seven CsPAL genes were identified and characterized in tea plants by bioinformatics analysis.Systematic analysis of CsPALs was conducted for its phylogenetic relationship,gene structure,chromosomal location,and protein conserved motifs based on tea plant genome.The cis-elements of CsPALs were responsive to light,abiotic stress,hormone,and MYB-binding site.Furthermore,tissuespecific expression analysis showed that CsPAL4 was expressed preferentially in young leaves and buds.Correlation analysis was performed in purple-leaf tea with anthocyanin components,and it was suggested that CsPAL4 was closely related with different anthocyanin accumulated,especially with cyanidin 3-O-galactoside,cyanidin 3-O-glucoside,and delphinidin 3-O-glucoside.Additionally,the putative upstream regulation factors CsMYBs(CsMYB59,CsARR1,CsSRM1,CsMYB101,and CsMYB52)and CsbHLHs(CsbHLH104,CsbHLH3,CsbIM1,CsTCP14,and CsPIF4)could bind to the promoter of CsPALs,thereby activating its transcription.This study provides a theoretical basis for further research to elucidate the functions of the CsPAL genes.展开更多
With the method of synthesizing the L-phenylalanine by trans-cinnamic acid and ammonia in the presence of phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL) under high pH and high concentration of cinnamic acid, it is not favorable for...With the method of synthesizing the L-phenylalanine by trans-cinnamic acid and ammonia in the presence of phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL) under high pH and high concentration of cinnamic acid, it is not favorable for the conversion because of the deactivation of the PAL.For this reason, it is important to find out the suita-展开更多
为探究苯丙氨酸处理对采后桃果皮着色的影响,该研究以套袋采收的‘湖景蜜露’桃为材料,采用8 mmol/L苯丙氨酸浸泡10 min处理后于常温(22±2)℃条件下贮藏8 d,研究苯丙氨酸处理对采后桃果实外观、果皮色差、花色苷含量和花色苷代谢...为探究苯丙氨酸处理对采后桃果皮着色的影响,该研究以套袋采收的‘湖景蜜露’桃为材料,采用8 mmol/L苯丙氨酸浸泡10 min处理后于常温(22±2)℃条件下贮藏8 d,研究苯丙氨酸处理对采后桃果实外观、果皮色差、花色苷含量和花色苷代谢途径相关基因表达水平的影响。结果表明,与对照组相比,采后苯丙氨酸处理可以有效促进桃果实着色,显著提高桃果皮色差ΔE值、a^(*)值、颜色指数(color index of red grape,CIRG)和总花色苷含量,在贮藏第8天时,苯丙氨酸处理组的花色苷含量是对照组的1.64倍;苯丙氨酸处理显著促进了贮藏前期桃果皮中花色苷合成相关结构基因(PAL、F3H、DFR、UFGT)和调节基因(MYB10.1、bHLH3、WD40-1)的表达。研究证实了采后苯丙氨酸处理在促进套袋桃果皮花色苷合成和果皮着色中的作用,为苯丙氨酸在桃采后色泽调控中的应用提供一定技术指导和理论依据。展开更多
基金supported by Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz Fund(SHCUF)under Project No.SHCH_AGF_Grant 1394
文摘Information on population genetic structure and crop genetic diversity is important for genetically improving crop species and conserving threatened species. The PAL gene sequence is part of a multigene family that can be utilized to design DNA marker systems for genetic diversity and population structure investigation. In the current study, genetic diversity and population structure of 100 accessions of wild Pistacia species were investigated with 78 PAL markers. A protocol for using PAL sequences as DNA markers was developed. A total of 313 PAL loci were recognized, showing 100% polymorphism for PAL markers. The PAL markers produced relatively more observed and effective alleles in Pistacia falcata and Pistacia atlantica, with a higher Shannon's information index and expected heterozygosity in P. atlantica, Pistacia vera and Pistacia mutica. Pairwise assessment of Nei's genetic distance and genetic identity between populations revealed a close association between geographically iso- lated populations of Pistacia khinjuk and Pistacia chinensis. The accessions of wild Pistacia species had more genetic relationship among studied groups of species. Analysis of molecular variance indicated 19% among- population variation and 81% within-population variation for the PAL gene based DNA marker. Population structure analysis based on PAL revealed four groups with high genetic admixture among populations. The results establish PAL markers as a functional DNA marker system and provide important genetic information about accessions from wild populations of Pistacia species.
基金supported by the Young Scientists Fund of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31101548)the Special Fund for Agro-Scientific Research in the Public Interest, China (201303014)+1 种基金funded by the China Agriculture Research System (CARS-25)the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS-ASTIP-IVFCAAS)
文摘Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), the first enzyme of phenylpropanoid pathway, is always encoded by multigene families in plants. In this study, using genome-wide searches, 13 PAL genes in cucumber (CsPAL1-13) and 13 PALs in melon (Cm- PALl-13) were identified. In the corresponding genomes, ten of these PAL genes were located in tandem in two clusters, while the others were widely dispersed in different chromosomes as a single copy. The protein sequences of CsPALs and CmPALs shared an overall high identity to each other. In our previous report, 12 PAL genes were identified in watermelon (CIPAL1-12). Thereby, a total of 38 cucurbit PAL members were included. Here, a comprehensive comparison of PAL gene families was performed among three cucurbit plants. The phylogenetic and syntenic analyses placed the cucurbit PALs as 11 CsPAL-CmPAL-CIPAL triples, of which ten triples were clustered into the dicot group, and the remaining one, CsPAL1-CmPAL8-CIPAL2, was grouped with gymnosperm PALs and might serve as an ancestor of cucurbit PALs. By comparing the syntenic relationships and gene structure of these PAL genes, the expansion of cucurbit PAL families might arise from a series of segmental and tandem duplications and intron insertion events. Furthermore, the expression profiling in different tissues suggested that different cucurbit PALs displayed divergent but overlapping expression profiles, and the CsPAL-CmPAL-CIPAL orthologs showed correlative expression patterns among three cucurbit plants. Taken together, this study provided an extensive description on the evolution and expression of cucurbit PAL gene families and might facilitate the further studies for elucidating the functions of PALs in cucurbit plants.
基金This study received financial support from the Youth Talents Special Project of Yunnan Province,“Xingdian Talents Support Program”(XDYC-QNRC-2022-0203)Southwest Forestry University Scientific Research Start-Up Funds(112116).
文摘Phenylalanine ammonia lyase(PAL)is the rate-limiting and pivotal enzyme of the general phenylpropanoid path-way,but few reports have been found on PAL genes in Pinus yunnanensis.In the present study,three PAL genes were cloned and identified from P.yunnanensis seedlings for thefirst time,namely,PyPAL-1,PyPAL-2,and PyPAL-3.Our results indicated that the open-reading frames of PyPAL genes were 2184,2157,and 2385 bp.Phylogenetic tree analysis revealed that PyPALs have high homology with other known PAL genes in other plants.In vitro enzymatic analysis showed that all three PyPAL recombinant proteins could catalyze the deamination of L-phenylalanine to form trans-cinnamic acid,but only PAL1 and PAL2 can catalyze the conversion of L-tyrosine toρ-coumaric acid.Three PyPAL genes were expressed in different tissues in 1-year-old P.yunnanensis,and such genes had different expression patterns.This study lays a foundation for further understanding of the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites in P.yunnanensis.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31100221 and 81325024)
文摘Phenolic compounds, metabolites of the phenylpropanoid pathway, play an important role in the growth and environmental adaptation of many plants. Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL) is the first key enzyme of the phenylpropanoid pathway. The present study was designed to investigate whether there is a multi-gene family in I. Indigotic and, if so, to characterize their properties. We conducted a comprehensive survey on the transcription profiling database by using tBLASTn analysis. Several bioinformatics methods were employed to perform the prediction of composition and physicochemical characters. The expression levels of IiPAL genes in various tissues of I. indigotica with stress treatment were examined by quantitative real-time PCR. Protoplast transient transformation was used to observe the locations of IiPALs. IiPALs were functionally characterized by expression with pET-32a vector in Escherichia colis strain BL21(DE3). Integration of transcripts and metabolite accumulations was used to reveal the relation between IiPALs and target compounds. An new gene(IiPAL2) was identified and both IiPALs had the conserved enzymatic active site Ala-Ser-Gly and were classified as members of dicotyledon. IiPAL1 and IiPAL2 were expressed in roots, stems, leaves, and flowers, with the highest expression levels of IiPAL1 and IiPAL2 being observed in stems and roots, respectively. The two genes responded to the exogenous elicitor in different manners. Subcellular localization experiment showed that both IiPALs were localized in the cytosol. The recombinant proteins were shown to catalyze the conversion of L-Phe to trans-cinnamic acid. Correlation analysis indicated that Ii PAL1 was more close to the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites than IiPAL2. In conclusion, the present study provides a basis for the elucidation of the role of Ii PALs genes in the biosynthesis of phenolic compounds, which will help further metabolic engineering to improve the accumulation of bioactive components in I.indigotica.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFC1701200).
文摘Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL),which catalyzes the conversion from L-phenylalanine to trans-cinnamic acid,is a well-known key enzyme and a connecting step between primary and secondary metabolisms in the phenylpropanoid biosynthetic pathway of plants and microbes.Schisandra chinensis,a woody vine plant belonging to the family of Magnoliaceae,is a rich source of dibenzocyclooctadiene lignans exhibiting potent activity.However,the functional role of PAL in the biosynthesis of lignan is relatively limited,compared with those in lignin and flavonoids biosynthesis.Therefore,it is essential to clone and characterize the PAL genes from this valuable medicinal plant.In this study,molecular cloning and characterization of three PAL genes(ScPAL1−3)from S.chinensis was carried out.ScPALs were cloned using RACE PCR.The sequence analysis of the three ScPALs was carried out to give basic characteristics followed by docking analysis.In order to determine their catalytic activity,recombinant protein was obtained by heterologous expression in pCold-TF vector in Escherichia coli(BL21-DE3),followed by Ni-affinity purification.The catalytic product of the purified recombinant proteins was verified using RP-HPLC through comparing with standard compounds.The optimal temperature,pH value and effects of different metal ions were determined.Vmax,Kcat and Km values were determined under the optimal conditions.The expression of three ScPALs in different tissues was also determined.Our work provided essential information for the function of ScPALs.
文摘We report novel mutations in exon 7 of human phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) gene of phenylketonuria (PKU ) in southern Chinese, analysed by using PCR-DGGE (denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis ), solid phase DNA sequencing and Ih vliro expression. One of the 2 novel mutations, IVS6nt1, is an intron-exon Junctional mutation which results a splicing defect in mRNA. Arg252Gln is another novel mutation with residual PAH activity only 24 % compared to wild type in in vitro mutagenesis and expression in Cos-1 cell. Other 3 known mutations and polymorphism including Arg241Cys, Arg243Gln and Val245Val(GTG to GTA) together with these novel mutations composed the mutatlonal profile of exon 7 in the PAH gene of PKUs in this populations.
文摘Exon 7 of the l’henylalan1ne hydroxylase (PAH) gene was analyzed in 15 chlldren affected wlth classicphenylketonL1rla (PKU) from northern Chlna by uslng PCRxsingle strand conformation polymorphism(PCR-SSCP) technique and DNA direct sequencing. Six missense mutatlons (l. e. R2413Q. R 241H, G247V,1,2 19H, F2541;lnd G257V )and one silent rnutatlon (V245v ) were identified. The latter three missense mu-tations were demonstrated as novel mltations in comparison with the PAH mutation database. one missense mt1tation (R241 H) was flrst dowumeTlted in Chinese. our results showed populatlon ancl reglon tllffer-ences in the PAH mutation clistribution. and suggest that there is more thfln one founding population forPKU in China. The fincling of novel mutations will enhence the molecular diagnosis of PKU.
基金supported by the Specific Financial Funds of Hebei Province,China (494-0502-JSN-7FB3)
文摘According to synthetic pathway of plant chlorogenic acid (CGA), the expression patterns of genes encoding enzymes that are associated with CGA synthesis were studied in normally developed Xuehua pear fruit. The study demonstrated that CGA content in peel and flesh of Xuehua pear decreased as fruit development progressed, with a higher level in peel. The expression levels of PbPAL 1, PbPAL2, PbC3H, PbC4H, Pb4CL 1, Pb4CL2, Pb4CL6, PbHC T1 and PbHC T3 genes decreased in fruit, which was consistent with the pattern of variation in CGA content. That indicated that these genes might be key genes for influencing fruit CGA synthesis in Xuehua pear. However, Pb4CL7 gene expression profile is not consistent with variation of CGA content, hence, it may not be a key gene involved in CGA synthesis.
基金This research was funded by the Fujian Province“2011 Collaborative Innovation Center”,Chinese Oolong Tea Industry Innovation Center special project(Grant No.J2015-75)China Agriculture Research System of MOF andMARA(GrantNo.CARS-19)Special Fund for Science and Technology Innovation of Fujian Zhang Tianfu Tea Development Foundation(Grant No.FJZTF01).
文摘The phenylalanine ammonia-lyase(PAL)gene family in tea plants(Camellia sinensis L.)encodes the enzyme that catalyzes the first reaction of the phenylpropane metabolic pathway.The present study aimed to characterize the PAL genes in tea plants,and get better insights on the CsPALs in anthocyanins accumulation.Seven CsPAL genes were identified and characterized in tea plants by bioinformatics analysis.Systematic analysis of CsPALs was conducted for its phylogenetic relationship,gene structure,chromosomal location,and protein conserved motifs based on tea plant genome.The cis-elements of CsPALs were responsive to light,abiotic stress,hormone,and MYB-binding site.Furthermore,tissuespecific expression analysis showed that CsPAL4 was expressed preferentially in young leaves and buds.Correlation analysis was performed in purple-leaf tea with anthocyanin components,and it was suggested that CsPAL4 was closely related with different anthocyanin accumulated,especially with cyanidin 3-O-galactoside,cyanidin 3-O-glucoside,and delphinidin 3-O-glucoside.Additionally,the putative upstream regulation factors CsMYBs(CsMYB59,CsARR1,CsSRM1,CsMYB101,and CsMYB52)and CsbHLHs(CsbHLH104,CsbHLH3,CsbIM1,CsTCP14,and CsPIF4)could bind to the promoter of CsPALs,thereby activating its transcription.This study provides a theoretical basis for further research to elucidate the functions of the CsPAL genes.
文摘With the method of synthesizing the L-phenylalanine by trans-cinnamic acid and ammonia in the presence of phenylalanine ammonialyase (PAL) under high pH and high concentration of cinnamic acid, it is not favorable for the conversion because of the deactivation of the PAL.For this reason, it is important to find out the suita-
文摘为探究苯丙氨酸处理对采后桃果皮着色的影响,该研究以套袋采收的‘湖景蜜露’桃为材料,采用8 mmol/L苯丙氨酸浸泡10 min处理后于常温(22±2)℃条件下贮藏8 d,研究苯丙氨酸处理对采后桃果实外观、果皮色差、花色苷含量和花色苷代谢途径相关基因表达水平的影响。结果表明,与对照组相比,采后苯丙氨酸处理可以有效促进桃果实着色,显著提高桃果皮色差ΔE值、a^(*)值、颜色指数(color index of red grape,CIRG)和总花色苷含量,在贮藏第8天时,苯丙氨酸处理组的花色苷含量是对照组的1.64倍;苯丙氨酸处理显著促进了贮藏前期桃果皮中花色苷合成相关结构基因(PAL、F3H、DFR、UFGT)和调节基因(MYB10.1、bHLH3、WD40-1)的表达。研究证实了采后苯丙氨酸处理在促进套袋桃果皮花色苷合成和果皮着色中的作用,为苯丙氨酸在桃采后色泽调控中的应用提供一定技术指导和理论依据。