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ArticleBMC genomics2025

Integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses reveal tissue-specific accumulation and expression patterns of monoterpene glycosides, gallaglycosides, and flavonoids in Paeonia Lactiflora Pall.

Pan Xu, Jinghui Li, Cuiting Chen, Jing Chen, Meiping Yang, Huimin Deng, Xuechun Jiang, Kelang Lou, Xiaojun Wu, Rubing Chen and 3 more

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Pan Xu *Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
Jinghui Li *Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
Cuiting Chen *Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
Jing ChenZhejiang Chinese Medical University, Binwen Road, Hangzhou, 310053, People's Republic of China.
Meiping YangDapanshan National Nature Reserve Management Bureau, Yunshan Community, Hua Xi Road Anwen Street, Panan County, Jinhua, 322399, People's Republic of China.
Huimin DengPan'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Innovation and Development Institute, 89 Guyue Road, Xinwu Street, Panan County, Jinhua, 322305, People's Republic of China.
Xuechun JiangZhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
Kelang LouZhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
Xiaojun WuZhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
Rubing ChenZhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
Yijuan HuZhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China.
Weiqing LiangZhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China. jxlwq22@163.com.
Jinbao PuZhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 132 Tianmushan Road, Hangzhou, 310007, People's Republic of China. pjb0225@163.com.

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"the open competition mechanism to select the best candidates" project PZYF202102Zhejiang Key Discipline in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Pharmaceutical Botany 2024-XK-06Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation LQ19H280006
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Abstract

backgroundPaeonia lactiflora Pall. (PL) is widely recognized for its ornamental, edible, and medicinal properties. Its principle bioactive constituents include monoterpene glycosides (MGs), gallaglycosides (GGs), and flavonoids. However, the metabolic and molecular basis underlying their biosynthesis in PL remain poorly understood. In this study, an integrated non-targeted metabolomics and transcriptomics approach was employed to investigate the metabolic profiles and gene expression patterns in four distinct PL tissues.

resultsMetabolomic and transcriptome profiling revealed tissue-specific patterns of metabolite accumulation and gene expression. KEGG enrichment analysis of differentially expressed metabolites (DEMs) showed that secondary metabolites biosynthesis and transport processes play vital roles in the tissue-specific accumulation of bioactive constituents. A total of 19 DEMs and 90 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) associated with MGs, 10 DEMs and 14 DEGs associated with GGs, and 205 DEMs and 67 DEGs associated with flavonoids were identified. Roots, the primary medicinal tissue, exhibited substantial accumulation of eight MGs, two GGs, and 18 flavonoids, as well as elevated expression levels of 16, two and nine structural genes, respectively. Nine CYP450 s and two UGTs associated with MGs, and 14 UGTs associated with flavonoids, were identified as new candidate genes through phylogenetic and expression analyses. CYP71E1, CYP71 AN24.1, CYP71 AU50.2, and UGT91 A1.1 for MGs biosynthesis, and UGT71 K1.4, UGT89B2, UGT73 C25, and UGT71 K1.2 for flavonoids biosynthesis were prioritized through correlation analysis. WGCNA revealed that turquoise, green, and blue modules were significantly correlated with MGs and flavonoids biosynthesis, identifying 24 hub genes for MGs and 18 for flavonoids. The overlap of phylogenetic, expression, correlation and WGCNA analyses identified CYP71 AN24.1 and UGT91 A1.1 as putative MGs biosynthetic genes, and UGT89B2 as a flavonoid-related gene. Protein structure prediction and similarity analysis further supported their functional conservation with known terpenoid-modifying enzymes and flavonoid-specific glycosyltransferases, respectively.

conclusionsThese findings identified CYP71 AN24.1, UGT91 A1.1, and UGT89B2 as novel genes involved in MGs and flavonoids biosynthesis. The study provides a valuable theoretical foundation for future metabolic engineering aimed at optimizing the biosynthetic pathways of these primary active constituents in PL.

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FlavonoidsGene Expression ProfilingGlycosidesMetabolomicsMonoterpenesPaeoniaTranscriptomeGene Expression Regulation, PlantOrgan SpecificityPlant ProteinsFlavonoidsGlycosidesMonoterpenesPlant ProteinsBiosynthesisFlavonoidsGallaglycosideMetabolomicMonoterpene glycosidesPaeonia LactifloraTranscriptome

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