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Elucidation of sugar metabolic profiles and transcriptional regulatory networks during the developmental stages of sweet corn kernels.

Haiying Feng, Jianghua Guo, Cuirong Xu, Ziheng Li, Zhenhua Hu, Jin Zhu, Wenkang Chen, Fazhan Qiu, Changcheng Xu

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Haiying FengInstitute of Vegetables, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430345, China.
Jianghua GuoState Key Laboratory of Plant Environmental Resilience and National Maize Improvement Center of China, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China.
Cuirong XuInstitute of Vegetables, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430345, China.
Ziheng LiInstitute of Vegetables, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430345, China.
Zhenhua HuInstitute of Vegetables, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430345, China.
Jin ZhuInstitute of Vegetables, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430345, China.
Wenkang ChenKey Laboratory of Maize Biology and Genetic Breeding in Arid Areas of the Northwest Region, College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
Fazhan QiuNational Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Hubei Hongshan Laboratory, Wuhan, Hubei 430070, China.
Changcheng XuInstitute of Vegetables, Wuhan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430345, China.

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Abstract

Sweet corn is highly valued by consumers due to its desirable taste, which is largely influenced by sugar metabolism within the kernels. Despite its importance, the genetic and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms underlying sugar metabolism in sweet corn remain inadequately characterized. In this study, targeted profiling of sugar metabolism was conducted at three critical developmental stages of sweet corn kernels-the blister, milky, and waxy stages-using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Simultaneously, the direct RNA sequencing was employed to explore the complexity of transcriptional regulation throughout kernel development at the transcriptomic level, facilitating the construction of a regulatory network for sugar metabolism-related genes. The results indicated that variations in polyadenylation tail length may modulate sugar metabolism during kernel development by influencing transcript abundance. This study elucidates potential transcriptional regulatory pathways governing sugar metabolites in sweet corn kernels and provides foundational data to support precision breeding strategies.

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Agricultural plant productsPlant biochemistryPlant bioinformaticsPlant biologyPlant developmentPlant systematics

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