Abstract
Fruit color, a defining characteristic in mulberry, varies markedly across cultivars, ranging from black and red to pink and white. However, the regulatory mechanisms governing pigmentation during fruit development remain poorly characterized. In this study, ATAC-seq and RNA-seq were integrated to investigate genome-wide chromatin accessibility and identify putative transcription factors involved in fruit development in Da10 (Yueshenda10, Morus atropurpurea Roxb.). Differentially accessible chromatin regions and differentially expressed genes were jointly analyzed to generate a genome-wide map of regulatory elements and transcriptional activity. This integrative approach enabled the reconstruction of a transcriptional regulatory network that facilitated the identification of candidate transcription factors and target genes associated with the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds, including sugars, flavonoids, diterpenoids, and anthocyanins. The expression levels of RNA-seq were confirmed by qRT-PCR. Motif enrichment analysis revealed seven and 23 enriched cis-elements at the S1 and S3 developmental stages, respectively. Integration with the transcriptional regulatory network established a robust framework for identifying candidate genes involved in the accumulation of key metabolites. Additionally, the dataset enables exploration of previously uncharacterized traits during turning stages of mulberry fruit development. Collectively, these findings advance our understanding of the regulatory architecture underlying fruit maturation and provide a foundation for future strategies to enhance mulberry fruit quality.
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The integrated analyses generated a genome-wide map of regulatory elements and transcriptional activity.
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e0“jointly analyzed to generate a genome-wide map of regulatory elements and transcriptional activity”
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The reconstructed regulatory network identified candidate transcription factors and target genes associated with biosynthesis of sugars, flavonoids, diterpenoids and anthocyanins.
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e0“identification of candidate transcription factors and target genes associated with the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds, including sugars, flavonoids, diterpenoids, and anthocyanins”
t0“Mulberry”
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qRT-PCR confirmed RNA-seq expression levels.
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e0“The expression levels of RNA-seq were confirmed by qRT-PCR”
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Motif analysis found seven enriched cis-elements at S1.
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e0“seven and 23 enriched cis-elements at the S1 and S3 developmental stages, respectively”
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Motif analysis found 23 enriched cis-elements at S3.
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e0“seven and 23 enriched cis-elements at the S1 and S3 developmental stages, respectively”
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The integrated network supplies a framework to identify candidate genes involved in key metabolite accumulation.
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- Mulberryt0
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- robust framework for identifying candidate genes involved in the accumulation of key metabolitese0
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e0“Integration with the transcriptional regulatory network established a robust framework for identifying candidate genes involved in the accumulation of key metabolites”
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The dataset enables study of previously uncharacterized traits during mulberry fruit turning stages.
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- mulberrye0
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- turning stagese0
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- exploration of previously uncharacterized traitse0
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e0“dataset enables exploration of previously uncharacterized traits during turning stages of mulberry fruit development”