Metabolome and transcriptome analysis of anthocyanin biosynthesis reveal key metabolites and candidate genes in red-stemmed alfalfa (Medicago sativa)
Overall, the expression patterns of PAL, 4CL, CHS, F3H, ANR, DFR, ANS, and FLS structural genes in anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway were closely related to the composition and content of anthocyanins. Different anthocyanins' accumulation patterns may result in the different stem colors of alfalfa. These findings provide comprehensive insights into the molecular mechanisms for anthocyanin biosynthesis in red-stemmed alfalfa.
Authors
- Chenggang He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8135-5687)
- Kai Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7320-291X)
- Heping Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3121-504X)
- Y Zong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1606-7889)
- Hua Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7934-2366)
- Bo Han
- Xinhui Duan
- Zhili Zhao
Institutions
- Yunnan Agricultural University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Genomics
- Published
- 2025-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-11529-6
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.03
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- National Key Research and Development Program of China