How Does Nature Create the Painting “Gradient Coloration of ‘Manicure Finger’ Grape”? Integrated Omics Unveil the Pigments Basis and Metabolism Networks of Its Formation

ABSTRACT ‘Manicure Finger’ grape exhibits gradient coloration during veraison, where the lower part of the skin changes color faster and intenser than the upper, giving the same berry a gradient color from green on the top to red on the bottom. This unique characteristic distinguishes it from other...

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Main Authors: Shihan Bao, Jianing Li, Jiaqi Wang, Tian Lan, Mengyuan Wei, Xiangyu Sun, Yulin Fang, Tingting Ma
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.513
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description ABSTRACT ‘Manicure Finger’ grape exhibits gradient coloration during veraison, where the lower part of the skin changes color faster and intenser than the upper, giving the same berry a gradient color from green on the top to red on the bottom. This unique characteristic distinguishes it from other table grape varieties and makes it highly commercially valuable. However, because the formation mechanisms of gradient coloration are unclear, ‘Manicure Finger’ lags behind other grapes in the development of breeding, cultivation, and storage technologies, occupying only a small share of the table grape market. Here, based on integrated omics including anthocyanin, flavonoid metabolome, and transcriptome, the substances basis and metabolic mechanisms regulating gradient coloration were thoroughly resolved. In ‘Manicure Finger’, eight anthocyanins including malvidin‐3‐O‐glucoside, peonidin‐3‐O‐glucoside, and cyanidin‐3‐O‐glucoside were identified as color‐presenting substances, while flavones and flavonols, especially kaempferol‐3‐O‐rutinoside and quercetin‐3‐O‐glucoside, functioned as co‐pigments. Spatial differences in their accumulation were substances basis for gradient coloration. In the lower skin, these substances accumulated faster due to the higher expression levels of structural genes VvF3´5´H1, VvF3´5´H2, VvANS, VvGT1, and VvFAOMT, which were further modulated by transcription factors VvMYBA1, VvMYBA2, VvMYBA3, and VvMYBA6. Novel transcription factors VvbHLH148, VvMYBA22, and VvMYBA3 were also most probably involved in this regulatory process. Histone acylation regulated by VvHAC1 and lysine methylation regulated by VvHMT1 might underlie the epigenetic basis of gradient coloration. Overall, the metabolic networks underlying gradient coloration were comprehensively constructed at levels of color‐presenting substances, structural genes and transcription factors, offering valuable insights into the precise regulation of ‘Manicure Finger’ color formation.
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spelling doaj-art-1fcfb31386414dd7bfd2060fa42d6e8c2025-08-20T02:41:27ZengWileyFood Frontiers2643-84292025-03-016292193910.1002/fft2.513How Does Nature Create the Painting “Gradient Coloration of ‘Manicure Finger’ Grape”? Integrated Omics Unveil the Pigments Basis and Metabolism Networks of Its FormationShihan Bao0Jianing Li1Jiaqi Wang2Tian Lan3Mengyuan Wei4Xiangyu Sun5Yulin Fang6Tingting Ma7College of Food Science and Engineering Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaShaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Viti‐Viniculture, Viti‐Viniculture Engineering Technology Center of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Viti‐Viniculture, Heyang Viti‐Viniculture Station, Ningxia Helan Mountain Eastern Foot Wine Station, College of Enology Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaShaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Viti‐Viniculture, Viti‐Viniculture Engineering Technology Center of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Viti‐Viniculture, Heyang Viti‐Viniculture Station, Ningxia Helan Mountain Eastern Foot Wine Station, College of Enology Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaCollege of Food Science and Engineering Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaShaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Viti‐Viniculture, Viti‐Viniculture Engineering Technology Center of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Viti‐Viniculture, Heyang Viti‐Viniculture Station, Ningxia Helan Mountain Eastern Foot Wine Station, College of Enology Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaShaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Viti‐Viniculture, Viti‐Viniculture Engineering Technology Center of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Viti‐Viniculture, Heyang Viti‐Viniculture Station, Ningxia Helan Mountain Eastern Foot Wine Station, College of Enology Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaShaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Viti‐Viniculture, Viti‐Viniculture Engineering Technology Center of State Forestry and Grassland Administration, Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Viti‐Viniculture, Heyang Viti‐Viniculture Station, Ningxia Helan Mountain Eastern Foot Wine Station, College of Enology Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaCollege of Food Science and Engineering Northwest A&F University Yangling ChinaABSTRACT ‘Manicure Finger’ grape exhibits gradient coloration during veraison, where the lower part of the skin changes color faster and intenser than the upper, giving the same berry a gradient color from green on the top to red on the bottom. This unique characteristic distinguishes it from other table grape varieties and makes it highly commercially valuable. However, because the formation mechanisms of gradient coloration are unclear, ‘Manicure Finger’ lags behind other grapes in the development of breeding, cultivation, and storage technologies, occupying only a small share of the table grape market. Here, based on integrated omics including anthocyanin, flavonoid metabolome, and transcriptome, the substances basis and metabolic mechanisms regulating gradient coloration were thoroughly resolved. In ‘Manicure Finger’, eight anthocyanins including malvidin‐3‐O‐glucoside, peonidin‐3‐O‐glucoside, and cyanidin‐3‐O‐glucoside were identified as color‐presenting substances, while flavones and flavonols, especially kaempferol‐3‐O‐rutinoside and quercetin‐3‐O‐glucoside, functioned as co‐pigments. Spatial differences in their accumulation were substances basis for gradient coloration. In the lower skin, these substances accumulated faster due to the higher expression levels of structural genes VvF3´5´H1, VvF3´5´H2, VvANS, VvGT1, and VvFAOMT, which were further modulated by transcription factors VvMYBA1, VvMYBA2, VvMYBA3, and VvMYBA6. Novel transcription factors VvbHLH148, VvMYBA22, and VvMYBA3 were also most probably involved in this regulatory process. Histone acylation regulated by VvHAC1 and lysine methylation regulated by VvHMT1 might underlie the epigenetic basis of gradient coloration. Overall, the metabolic networks underlying gradient coloration were comprehensively constructed at levels of color‐presenting substances, structural genes and transcription factors, offering valuable insights into the precise regulation of ‘Manicure Finger’ color formation.https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.513anthocyaninflavonoidgradient colorationintegrated omics‘Manicure Finger’metabolic networks
spellingShingle Shihan Bao
Jianing Li
Jiaqi Wang
Tian Lan
Mengyuan Wei
Xiangyu Sun
Yulin Fang
Tingting Ma
How Does Nature Create the Painting “Gradient Coloration of ‘Manicure Finger’ Grape”? Integrated Omics Unveil the Pigments Basis and Metabolism Networks of Its Formation
Food Frontiers
anthocyanin
flavonoid
gradient coloration
integrated omics
‘Manicure Finger’
metabolic networks
title How Does Nature Create the Painting “Gradient Coloration of ‘Manicure Finger’ Grape”? Integrated Omics Unveil the Pigments Basis and Metabolism Networks of Its Formation
title_full How Does Nature Create the Painting “Gradient Coloration of ‘Manicure Finger’ Grape”? Integrated Omics Unveil the Pigments Basis and Metabolism Networks of Its Formation
title_fullStr How Does Nature Create the Painting “Gradient Coloration of ‘Manicure Finger’ Grape”? Integrated Omics Unveil the Pigments Basis and Metabolism Networks of Its Formation
title_full_unstemmed How Does Nature Create the Painting “Gradient Coloration of ‘Manicure Finger’ Grape”? Integrated Omics Unveil the Pigments Basis and Metabolism Networks of Its Formation
title_short How Does Nature Create the Painting “Gradient Coloration of ‘Manicure Finger’ Grape”? Integrated Omics Unveil the Pigments Basis and Metabolism Networks of Its Formation
title_sort how does nature create the painting gradient coloration of manicure finger grape integrated omics unveil the pigments basis and metabolism networks of its formation
topic anthocyanin
flavonoid
gradient coloration
integrated omics
‘Manicure Finger’
metabolic networks
url https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.513
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