Journal
HORTICULTURAE
Volume 9, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae9111199
Keywords
Carya illinoinensis; fatty acid component; lipid synthesis; RNA-seq
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This study investigated the synthesis mechanism and changes of fatty acids in pecan fruit development using transcriptome sequencing and fatty acid analysis. The results showed that oil accumulation in pecan fruits followed a specific pattern, and certain genes exhibited differential expression during different stages. This study is of importance for the genetic improvement and breeding of pecan.
Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch, a species native to North America, is one of the most famous fruit oil trees worldwide. Fatty acids are essential energy storage substances in the human body. Transcriptome sequencing of pecan kernels was used to screen the key genes of fatty acid synthesis in pecan fruit development. The dynamic changes in the fatty acid fractions of the pecan kernels in different periods were analyzed using GC-MS. This study shows that oil accumulation in seeds follows an 'M'-shaped bimodal curve, according to the proportion of fatty acid components, from big to small, for oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and linolenic acid. A total of 83.82 Gb of clean data was annotated using the RNA-seq of pecan fruits at distinct stages after flowering, 5376 new genes were discovered, and 2761 new genes were annotated in at least one database. SAD and FAD2 were significantly upregulated at 80-95 and 95-110 days, and downregulated at 110-130 days after flowering. These differently expressed genes (DEGs) were enriched in fatty acid biosynthesis, elongation, and concentration. This study aims to reveal the pecan high-oil synthesis mechanism of unsaturated fatty acids for the genetic improvement of pecan in potential genetic resources in order to promote the work of breeding pecan.
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