Integrated metabolome-transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in Betula platyphylla

IntroductionFlavonoids are the major metabolites in Betula platyphylla. However, our understanding of the role that flavonoids play in staminate catkin development and pollen maturation is still limited.Methods and resultsHere, we performed a metabolome analysis during staminate catkin development a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xinying Liu, Jiayuan Shi, Jingyun Zhang, Bello Hassan Jakada, HuiLing Guo, Kehao Zeng, Xingguo Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1581560/full
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850128344922718208
author Xinying Liu
Jiayuan Shi
Jingyun Zhang
Bello Hassan Jakada
HuiLing Guo
Kehao Zeng
Xingguo Lan
author_facet Xinying Liu
Jiayuan Shi
Jingyun Zhang
Bello Hassan Jakada
HuiLing Guo
Kehao Zeng
Xingguo Lan
author_sort Xinying Liu
collection DOAJ
description IntroductionFlavonoids are the major metabolites in Betula platyphylla. However, our understanding of the role that flavonoids play in staminate catkin development and pollen maturation is still limited.Methods and resultsHere, we performed a metabolome analysis during staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in B. platyphylla. These results indicated that mature pollen exhibited significantly high concentrations and diverse profiles of flavonoids. Moreover, using the integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses, we found major metabolites and key genes involved in staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in the flavonoid pathway. Furthermore, WGCNA analysis identified key transcription factors (BpMYB18, BpMYB72, BpMYB95, and BpMYB109) as potential regulators in the flavonoid pathway.DiscussionThese findings shed light into the metabolic pathways regulating the development of staminate catkins and pollen maturation in B. platyphylla.
format Article
id doaj-art-b045b5e514ef43008e59b4f67e09037e
institution OA Journals
issn 1664-462X
language English
publishDate 2025-05-01
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
record_format Article
series Frontiers in Plant Science
spelling doaj-art-b045b5e514ef43008e59b4f67e09037e2025-08-20T02:33:20ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2025-05-011610.3389/fpls.2025.15815601581560Integrated metabolome-transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in Betula platyphyllaXinying LiuJiayuan ShiJingyun ZhangBello Hassan JakadaHuiLing GuoKehao ZengXingguo LanIntroductionFlavonoids are the major metabolites in Betula platyphylla. However, our understanding of the role that flavonoids play in staminate catkin development and pollen maturation is still limited.Methods and resultsHere, we performed a metabolome analysis during staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in B. platyphylla. These results indicated that mature pollen exhibited significantly high concentrations and diverse profiles of flavonoids. Moreover, using the integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses, we found major metabolites and key genes involved in staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in the flavonoid pathway. Furthermore, WGCNA analysis identified key transcription factors (BpMYB18, BpMYB72, BpMYB95, and BpMYB109) as potential regulators in the flavonoid pathway.DiscussionThese findings shed light into the metabolic pathways regulating the development of staminate catkins and pollen maturation in B. platyphylla.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1581560/fullBetula platyphyllaflavonoidsmetabolomicstranscriptomicsstaminate catkinspollen maturation
spellingShingle Xinying Liu
Jiayuan Shi
Jingyun Zhang
Bello Hassan Jakada
HuiLing Guo
Kehao Zeng
Xingguo Lan
Integrated metabolome-transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in Betula platyphylla
Frontiers in Plant Science
Betula platyphylla
flavonoids
metabolomics
transcriptomics
staminate catkins
pollen maturation
title Integrated metabolome-transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in Betula platyphylla
title_full Integrated metabolome-transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in Betula platyphylla
title_fullStr Integrated metabolome-transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in Betula platyphylla
title_full_unstemmed Integrated metabolome-transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in Betula platyphylla
title_short Integrated metabolome-transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in Betula platyphylla
title_sort integrated metabolome transcriptome analyses reveal key pathways regulating staminate catkin development and pollen maturation in betula platyphylla
topic Betula platyphylla
flavonoids
metabolomics
transcriptomics
staminate catkins
pollen maturation
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2025.1581560/full
work_keys_str_mv AT xinyingliu integratedmetabolometranscriptomeanalysesrevealkeypathwaysregulatingstaminatecatkindevelopmentandpollenmaturationinbetulaplatyphylla
AT jiayuanshi integratedmetabolometranscriptomeanalysesrevealkeypathwaysregulatingstaminatecatkindevelopmentandpollenmaturationinbetulaplatyphylla
AT jingyunzhang integratedmetabolometranscriptomeanalysesrevealkeypathwaysregulatingstaminatecatkindevelopmentandpollenmaturationinbetulaplatyphylla
AT bellohassanjakada integratedmetabolometranscriptomeanalysesrevealkeypathwaysregulatingstaminatecatkindevelopmentandpollenmaturationinbetulaplatyphylla
AT huilingguo integratedmetabolometranscriptomeanalysesrevealkeypathwaysregulatingstaminatecatkindevelopmentandpollenmaturationinbetulaplatyphylla
AT kehaozeng integratedmetabolometranscriptomeanalysesrevealkeypathwaysregulatingstaminatecatkindevelopmentandpollenmaturationinbetulaplatyphylla
AT xingguolan integratedmetabolometranscriptomeanalysesrevealkeypathwaysregulatingstaminatecatkindevelopmentandpollenmaturationinbetulaplatyphylla