Jun Huang, Ting Lei, Qi Zhou, Zhou Fang, Haixiang Ruan, Lei Wang, Wei Qian, Yeyang Lu, Qi Wang, Liping Gao, Zhenhong Wang, Yunsheng Wang
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Abstract
Terpenoids are important secondary metabolites in Rubus. Rubusoside is a relatively specific diterpenoid bioactive component in the leaves of Chinese Sweet Tea (Rubus suavissimus). However, the terpenoid anabolic pathway of Rubus and the molecular mechanism underlying the specific accumulation of rubusoside in R. suavissimus remain unclear. Here, metabolomics and transcriptomics analyses were performed on differences in terpenoid metabolism levels between R. suavissimus (sweet leaves) and Rubus chingii (bitter leaves). Steviol glycosides and goshonosides primarily accumulated in R. suavissimus and R. chingii, respectively. Three pairs of highly homologous glycosyltransferase genes (UGT85A57, UGT75L20, and UGT75T4) associated with rubusoside biosynthesis in the two Rubus species were identified. The three pairs of UGT proteins in both species could glycosylate steviol. Thus, the transcriptional regulation of UGTs in R. suavissimus appears to play a pivotal role in rubusoside accumulation. Our findings provide insights into the differences in terpenoid metabolism between R. suavissimus and R. chingii and reveal the molecular mechanism of rubusoside accumulation in R. suavissimus.
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