Fine Mapping Identifies SmFAS Encoding an Anthocyanidin Synthase as a Putative Candidate Gene for Flower Purple Color in Solanum melongena L.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Jiaqi Wu¹  Dandan Cui¹  Yongqiang Qin¹  Mengyun Xu¹  Yao Xiao¹  Wenyi Wang²  Guoping Wang³  Mengqiang Chen³ 

[1] College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China;Department of Plant Science, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel;Key Laboratory of Biology and Germplasm Enhancement of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China;

关键词: anthocyanidin synthase;    eggplant;    fine mapping;    flower color;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms19030789

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Anthocyanins are the main pigments in flowers and fruits. These pigments are responsible for the red, red-purple, violet, and purple color in plants, and act as insect and animal attractants. In this study, phenotypic analysis of the purple flower color in eggplant indicated that the flower color is controlled by a single dominant gene, FAS. Using an F2 mapping population derived from a cross between purple-flowered ‘Blacknite’ and white-flowered ‘Small Round’, Flower Anthocyanidin Synthase (FAS) was fine mapped to an approximately 165.6-kb region between InDel marker Indel8-11 and Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequences (CAPS) marker Efc8-32 on Chromosome 8. On the basis of bioinformatic analysis, 29 genes were subsequently located in the FAS target region, among which were two potential Anthocyanidin Synthase (ANS) gene candidates. Allelic sequence comparison results showed that one ANS gene (Sme2.5_01638.1_g00003.1) was conserved in promoter and coding sequences without any nucleotide change between parents, whereas four single-nucleotide polymorphisms were detected in another ANS gene (Sme2.5_01638.1_g00005.1). Crucially, a single base pair deletion at site 438 resulted in premature termination of FAS, leading to the loss of anthocyanin accumulation. In addition, FAS displayed strong expression in purple flowers compared with white flowers and other tissues. Collectively, our results indicate that Sme2.5_01638.1_g00005.1 is a good candidate gene for FAS, which controls anthocyanidin synthase in eggplant flowers. The present study provides information for further potential facilitate genetic engineering for improvement of anthocyanin levels in plants.

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