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ArticleScientific reports2025

Transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes involved in quercetin biosynthesis in Euphorbia maculata.

Sanbao Guo, Meiling Song, Mingming Gui, Qingyang Wu, Wuhua Yu, Chunxiang Chen, Zechang Rao, Shenghe Huang

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Sanbao GuoDepartment of Pharmacy, Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 344000, China. guobf315@163.com.
Meiling SongDepartment of Basic Medicine, Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 344000, China.
Mingming GuiDepartment of Basic Medicine, Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 344000, China.
Qingyang WuDepartment of Basic Medicine, Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 344000, China.
Wuhua YuDepartment of Pharmacy, Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 344000, China.
Chunxiang ChenFuzhou Medical College, Nanchang University, Fuzhou, 344000, China.
Zechang RaoFuzhou Medical College, Nanchang University, Fuzhou, 344000, China.
Shenghe HuangDepartment of Basic Medicine, Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, 344000, China. hsh712@163.com.

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Research and Innovation Team Project of Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2022CX01Science and Technology Research Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education GJJ2205904Science and Technology Research Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education GJJ2406001Science Research Project of Xujiang Medical School Academy of Jiangxi College of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2024XJKY01
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Abstract

An investigation was conducted through transcriptome sequencing in various tissues at different stages to explore the quercetin biosynthesis pathway in Euphorbia maculata. A total of 83,028 unigenes was assembled utilizing Trinity software, with an N50 length of 1721 bp and a mean length of 1004 bp. Among these unigenes, 51,822 were annotated in six public databases. The transcriptome analysis revealed 45,727 CDS sequences and 56 TF families. Candidate genes involved in quercetin biosynthesis were also revealed, including phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (17 unigenes), cinnamate 4-hydroxylase (3 unigenes), 4-coumarate-CoA ligase (16 unigenes), chalcone synthase (5 unigenes), chalcone isomerase (4 unigenes), flavanone 3-hydroxylase (1 unigene), flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase (4 unigenes), and flavonol synthase (9 unigenes). Additionally, 42 key differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to quercetin biosynthesis were identified in the same tissues at different stages, with 35 DEGs exhibiting down-regulated expression and 7 DEGs displaying up-regulated expression. These findings not only enhance the genetic knowledge of E. maculata, but also establish a basis for further investigating the mechanism of quercetin biosynthesis, and improving the quality of E. maculata.

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EuphorbiaGene Expression ProfilingQuercetinTranscriptomeBiosynthetic PathwaysGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantMolecular Sequence AnnotationPlant ProteinsPlant ProteinsQuercetinEuphorbia maculataExpression characteristicsGene annotationQuercetinTranscriptome

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