MdGSTF6, activated by MdMYB1, plays an essential role in anthocyanin accumulation in apple

Shenghui Jiang; Min Chen; Naibo He; Xiaoliu Chen; Nan Wang; Qingguo Sun; Tianliang Zhang; Haifeng Xu; Hongcheng Fang; Yicheng Wang; Zongying Zhang; Shujing Wu; Xuesen Chen

doi:10.1038/s41438-019-0118-6

Horticulture Research (Mar 2019)

MdGSTF6, activated by MdMYB1, plays an essential role in anthocyanin accumulation in apple

Shenghui Jiang,
Min Chen,
Naibo He,
Xiaoliu Chen,
Nan Wang,
Qingguo Sun,
Tianliang Zhang,
Haifeng Xu,
Hongcheng Fang,
Yicheng Wang,
Zongying Zhang,
Shujing Wu,
Xuesen Chen

Affiliations

Shenghui Jiang: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Min Chen: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Naibo He: National Oceanographic Center
Xiaoliu Chen: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Nan Wang: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Qingguo Sun: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Tianliang Zhang: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Haifeng Xu: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Hongcheng Fang: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Yicheng Wang: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Zongying Zhang: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Shujing Wu: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University
Xuesen Chen: College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center of Fruit & Vegetable Quality and Efficient Production in Shandong, Shandong Agricultural University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41438-019-0118-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Intracellular transport: Identifying how apple pigment is sent for storage The mystery of how pigmenting anthocyanins are transported to intracellular storage is starting to be revealed. Alongside giving fruit their color, anthocyanins confer benefits to plant and human health. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are responsible for transporting anthocyanins to storage vacuoles, yet research is lacking on how GSTs are regulated. Xuesen Chen, from China’s Shandong Agricultural University, and his team analyzed the activity of 23 GST genes in apple, finding one, MdGSTF6, was most highly active in the fruit-coloration stage of apple development. MdGSTF6 expression correlated with fruit anthocyanin levels and also restored anthocyanin levels in transport-suppressed plants, confirming its function. Chen’s team then discovered that MdGSTF6 expression is activated by the protein MdMYB1. The MdMYB1 gene is the major regulatory gene in anthocyanin synthesis, and is now revealed to also influence their transport.

Published in Horticulture Research

ISSN: 2052-7276 (Online)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Botany; Agriculture: Plant culture
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