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ArticleMolecular horticulture2025

CitGATA7 interact with histone acetyltransferase CitHAG28 to promote citric acid degradation by regulating the glutamine synthetase pathway in citrus.

Xiahui Lin, Shaojia Li, Yanna Shi, Yuchen Ma, Yinchun Li, Haohan Tan, Bo Zhang, Changjie Xu, Kunsong Chen

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Xiahui Lin *College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
Shaojia Li *College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
Yanna Shi *College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
Yuchen MaCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
Yinchun LiCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
Haohan TanCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
Bo ZhangCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
Changjie XuCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China.
Kunsong ChenCollege of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou, 310058, P.R. China. akun@zju.edu.cn.

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program 2023YFD2300603the 111 Project B17039Zhejiang Provincial Cooperative Extension Project of Agricultural Key Technology 2022XTTGGP01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Organic acid is a crucial indicator of fruit quality traits. Citric acid, the predominant organic acid in citrus fruit, directly influences its edible quality and economic value. While the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms of citric acid metabolism have been extensively studied, the understanding about the transcriptional and epigenetic co-regulation mechanisms is limited. This study characterized a transcription factor, CitGATA7, which directly binds to and activates the expression of genes associated with the glutamine synthetase pathway regulating citric acid degradation. These genes include the aconitase encoding gene CitACO3, the isocitrate dehydrogenase encoding gene CitIDH1, and the glutamine synthetase encoding gene CitGS1. Furthermore, CitGATA7 physically interacts with the histone acetyltransferase CitHAG28 to enhance histone 3 acetylation levels near the transcription start site of CitACO3, CitIDH1, and CitGS1, thereby increasing their transcription and promoting citric acid degradation. The findings demonstrate that the CitGATA7-CitHAG28 protein complex transcriptionally regulate the expression of the GS pathway genes, i.e., CitACO3, CitIDH1, and CitGS1, via histone acetylation, thus promoting citric acid catabolism. This study establishes a direct link between transcriptional regulation and histone acetylation regarding citric acid metabolism, providing insights for strategies to manipulate organic acid accumulation in fruit.

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Citric acidCitrusHabitatsHistone acetylationTranscriptional regulation

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PMID39891226
PMCPMC11786515

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