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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (5): 939-955.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2023-0441

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Cloning of Mandarin Fruit CcHY5 and Its Function in Fruit Coloration

DENG Shufang1, LIU Qian1, LIU Ling1, CHEN Ou1, WANG Wenjun1,2, ZENG Kaifang1,2, DENG Lili1,2,*()   

  1. 1 College of Food Science,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715,China
    2 Research Center of Food Storage & Logistics,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715,China
  • Received:2024-01-26 Revised:2024-03-11 Online:2024-05-25 Published:2024-05-29

Abstract:

25 ℃ storage accelerated the coloration of mandarin fruits,while 32 ℃ storage inhibited their coloring. Using mandarin peel stored at these two temperatures as material,the key transcription factor CcHY5 was discovered that has a significant impact on chlorophyll metabolism. The structural characteristics of CcHY5 and conducted in-depth research on the gene function of this transcription factor were analyzed using the transient overexpression system mediated by Agrobacterium EHA105 on tobacco leaves and mandarin fruits,respectively. The results showed that the total length of CcHY5 was 507 bp,coded 168 amino acids,and had high homology with the AtHY5 of the model crop Arabidopsis. Its promoter region contains various response elements such as light responsive elements,abscisic acid responsive elements,and auxin responsive elements;subcellular localization in the nucleus with transcriptional activation activity. Tobacco leaves showed significant yellowing after transient overexpression of CcHY5,and the yellowing rate was faster at 25 ℃ than at 32 ℃. After transient overexpression of CcHY5 in the peel of mandarin fruit,a significant coloration occurred near the injection well,while the negative control remained green. CcHY5 was significantly up-regulated in the peel at different temperatures compared to the negative control,but the expression level was significantly reduced at 32 ℃ compared to 25 ℃. The content of chlorophyll and its metabolites(chlorophyll a,chlorophyll b,pheophorbide a,pheophorbide b and pheophytin a)in tobacco leaves and mandarin fruits peel significantly decreased,however,there was no significant difference in the content of carotenoids and their metabolites in the peel of mandarin fruits compared to the negative control. After transient overexpression,the expression of chlorophyll cycle genes CcCHL1CcCHL2,and CcCHL3 in mandarin peel was inhibited to varying degrees,while the expression of chlorophyll degradation metabolism genes CcNYC and CcRCCR was significantly up-regulated. In summary,at an appropriate temperature(25 ℃),CcHY5 may accelerate the coloration process of mandarin peel by promoting chlorophyll degradation.

Key words: mandarin fruit, HY5 transcription factor, chlorophyll, function, coloration, storage temperature