Differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species.
Cultivated blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium darrowii, and Vaccinium virgatum) is an economically important fruit crop native to North America and a member of the Ericaceae family. Several species in the Ericaceae family including cranberry, lignonberry, bilberry, a...
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| author | Courtney P Leisner Mohamed O Kamileen Megan E Conway Sarah E O'Connor C Robin Buell |
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| description | Cultivated blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium darrowii, and Vaccinium virgatum) is an economically important fruit crop native to North America and a member of the Ericaceae family. Several species in the Ericaceae family including cranberry, lignonberry, bilberry, and neotropical blueberry species have been shown to produce iridoids, a class of pharmacologically important compounds present in over 15 plant families demonstrated to have a wide range of biological activities in humans including anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory. While the antioxidant capacity of cultivated blueberry has been well studied, surveys of iridoid production in blueberry have been restricted to fruit of a very limited number of accessions of V. corymbosum, V. angustifolium and V. virgatum; none of these analyses have detected iridoids. To provide a broader survey of iridoid biosynthesis in cultivated blueberry, we constructed a panel of 84 accessions representing a wide range of cultivated market classes, as well as wild blueberry species, and surveyed these for the presence of iridoids. We identified the iridoid glycoside monotropein in fruits and leaves of all 13 wild Vaccinium species, yet only five of the 71 cultivars. Monotropein positive cultivars all had recent introgressions from wild species, suggesting that iridoid production can be targeted through breeding efforts that incorporate wild germplasm. A series of diverse developmental tissues was also surveyed in the diversity panel, demonstrating a wide range in iridoid content across tissues. Taken together, this data provides the foundation to dissect the molecular and genetic basis of iridoid production in blueberry. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5277d4ed95bd43e982c6cfd239313a1e2025-08-20T03:07:40ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-01126e017941710.1371/journal.pone.0179417Differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species.Courtney P LeisnerMohamed O KamileenMegan E ConwaySarah E O'ConnorC Robin BuellCultivated blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum, Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium darrowii, and Vaccinium virgatum) is an economically important fruit crop native to North America and a member of the Ericaceae family. Several species in the Ericaceae family including cranberry, lignonberry, bilberry, and neotropical blueberry species have been shown to produce iridoids, a class of pharmacologically important compounds present in over 15 plant families demonstrated to have a wide range of biological activities in humans including anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory. While the antioxidant capacity of cultivated blueberry has been well studied, surveys of iridoid production in blueberry have been restricted to fruit of a very limited number of accessions of V. corymbosum, V. angustifolium and V. virgatum; none of these analyses have detected iridoids. To provide a broader survey of iridoid biosynthesis in cultivated blueberry, we constructed a panel of 84 accessions representing a wide range of cultivated market classes, as well as wild blueberry species, and surveyed these for the presence of iridoids. We identified the iridoid glycoside monotropein in fruits and leaves of all 13 wild Vaccinium species, yet only five of the 71 cultivars. Monotropein positive cultivars all had recent introgressions from wild species, suggesting that iridoid production can be targeted through breeding efforts that incorporate wild germplasm. A series of diverse developmental tissues was also surveyed in the diversity panel, demonstrating a wide range in iridoid content across tissues. Taken together, this data provides the foundation to dissect the molecular and genetic basis of iridoid production in blueberry.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0179417&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Courtney P Leisner Mohamed O Kamileen Megan E Conway Sarah E O'Connor C Robin Buell Differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species. PLoS ONE |
| title | Differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species. |
| title_full | Differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species. |
| title_fullStr | Differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species. |
| title_short | Differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species. |
| title_sort | differential iridoid production as revealed by a diversity panel of 84 cultivated and wild blueberry species |
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