Lilac (Syringa oblata) genome provides insights into its evolution and molecular mechanism of petal color change. Ma, B., Wu, J., Shi, T., Yang, Y., Wang, W., Zheng, Y., Su, S., Yao, Y., Xue, W., Porth, I., El-Kassaby, Y. A., Leng, P., Hu, Z., & Mao, J. Communications Biology, 5(1):1–13, July, 2022. Number: 1 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Lilac (Syringa oblata) genome provides insights into its evolution and molecular mechanism of petal color change [link]Paper  doi  abstract   bibtex   
Color change during flower opening is common; however, little is understood on the biochemical and molecular basis related. Lilac (Syringa oblata), a well-known woody ornamental plant with obvious petal color changes, is an ideal model. Here, we presented chromosome-scale genome assembly for lilac, resolved the flavonoids metabolism, and identified key genes and potential regulatory networks related to petal color change. The genome assembly is 1.05 Gb anchored onto 23 chromosomes, with a BUSCO score of 96.6%. Whole-genome duplication (WGD) event shared within Oleaceae was revealed. Metabolome quantification identified delphinidin-3-O-rutinoside (Dp3Ru) and cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside (Cy3Ru) as the major pigments; gene co-expression networks indicated WRKY an essential regulation factor at the early flowering stage, ERF more important in the color transition period (from violet to light nearly white), while the MBW complex participated in the entire process. Our results provide a foundation for functional study and molecular breeding in lilac.
@article{ma_lilac_2022,
	title = {Lilac ({Syringa} oblata) genome provides insights into its evolution and molecular mechanism of petal color change},
	volume = {5},
	copyright = {2022 The Author(s)},
	issn = {2399-3642},
	url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-03646-9},
	doi = {10.1038/s42003-022-03646-9},
	abstract = {Color change during flower opening is common; however, little is understood on the biochemical and molecular basis related. Lilac (Syringa oblata), a well-known woody ornamental plant with obvious petal color changes, is an ideal model. Here, we presented chromosome-scale genome assembly for lilac, resolved the flavonoids metabolism, and identified key genes and potential regulatory networks related to petal color change. The genome assembly is 1.05 Gb anchored onto 23 chromosomes, with a BUSCO score of 96.6\%. Whole-genome duplication (WGD) event shared within Oleaceae was revealed. Metabolome quantification identified delphinidin-3-O-rutinoside (Dp3Ru) and cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside (Cy3Ru) as the major pigments; gene co-expression networks indicated WRKY an essential regulation factor at the early flowering stage, ERF more important in the color transition period (from violet to light nearly white), while the MBW complex participated in the entire process. Our results provide a foundation for functional study and molecular breeding in lilac.},
	language = {en},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2023-04-27},
	journal = {Communications Biology},
	author = {Ma, Bo and Wu, Jing and Shi, Tian-Le and Yang, Yun-Yao and Wang, Wen-Bo and Zheng, Yi and Su, Shu-Chai and Yao, Yun-Cong and Xue, Wen-Bo and Porth, Ilga and El-Kassaby, Yousry A. and Leng, Ping-Sheng and Hu, Zeng-Hui and Mao, Jian-Feng},
	month = jul,
	year = {2022},
	note = {Number: 1
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group},
	keywords = {Gene regulatory networks, Genomics, Metabolomics, Secondary metabolism, Transcriptomics},
	pages = {1--13},
}

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