Integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of Camellia sinensis

The tea plant cultivar ‘Zhonghuang 2’ (ZH2) possesses albino-induced yellow leaves that contain low levels of catechins but high contents of amino acids. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of ZH2 has not been elucidated clearly. In the current research, the yellow...

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Main Authors: Nana Li, Weizhong He, Yufan Ye, Mingming He, Taimei Di, Xinyuan Hao, Changqing Ding, Yajun Yang, Lu Wang, Xinchao Wang
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-01-01
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Weizhong He
Yufan Ye
Mingming He
Taimei Di
Xinyuan Hao
Changqing Ding
Yajun Yang
Lu Wang
Xinchao Wang
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Weizhong He
Yufan Ye
Mingming He
Taimei Di
Xinyuan Hao
Changqing Ding
Yajun Yang
Lu Wang
Xinchao Wang
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description The tea plant cultivar ‘Zhonghuang 2’ (ZH2) possesses albino-induced yellow leaves that contain low levels of catechins but high contents of amino acids. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of ZH2 has not been elucidated clearly. In the current research, the yellow shoots (ZH2-Y) and naturally converted green shoots (ZH2-G) of ZH2 were studied using metabolic and proteomic profiling for a better understanding of the mechanism underlying phenotype formation. In total, 107 differentially changed metabolites (DCMs) were identified from the GC‒MS-based metabolomics, and 189 differentially accumulated proteins (DAPs) were identified from the tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomics. Subsequently, integrated analysis revealed that ‘porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism’, ‘carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms’, and ‘phenylpropanoid biosynthesis’ pathways were commonly enriched for DAPs and DCMs. We further found that the inhibition of chlorophyll biosynthesis, the deficiency of photosynthetic proteins and the imbalance of the ROS-scavenging system were the crucial reasons responsible for the chlorosis, chloroplast abnormality and photooxidative damage of ZH2 leaves. Altogether, our research combines metabolomics and proteomics approaches to uncover the molecular mechanism leading to the yellow leaf phenotype of tea plants.
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spelling doaj-art-daf0333fb09f43e08e4b90c77d508c142025-08-20T02:51:18ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Horticultural Plant Journal2468-01412025-01-0111141743010.1016/j.hpj.2023.07.010Integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of Camellia sinensisNana Li0Weizhong He1Yufan Ye2Mingming He3Taimei Di4Xinyuan Hao5Changqing Ding6Yajun Yang7Lu Wang8Xinchao Wang9National Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, ChinaTea Research Institute, Lishui Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Lishui, Zhejiang 323000, ChinaNational Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, China; College of Horticulture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University/Key Laboratory of Tea Science in Universities of Fujian Province, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, ChinaNational Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, ChinaNational Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, ChinaNational Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, ChinaNational Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, ChinaNational Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, ChinaNational Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, China; Corresponding authors.National Center for Tea Plant Improvement, Tea Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Biology, Genetics and Breeding of Special Economic Animals and Plants, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310008, China; Corresponding authors.The tea plant cultivar ‘Zhonghuang 2’ (ZH2) possesses albino-induced yellow leaves that contain low levels of catechins but high contents of amino acids. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of ZH2 has not been elucidated clearly. In the current research, the yellow shoots (ZH2-Y) and naturally converted green shoots (ZH2-G) of ZH2 were studied using metabolic and proteomic profiling for a better understanding of the mechanism underlying phenotype formation. In total, 107 differentially changed metabolites (DCMs) were identified from the GC‒MS-based metabolomics, and 189 differentially accumulated proteins (DAPs) were identified from the tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomics. Subsequently, integrated analysis revealed that ‘porphyrin and chlorophyll metabolism’, ‘carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms’, and ‘phenylpropanoid biosynthesis’ pathways were commonly enriched for DAPs and DCMs. We further found that the inhibition of chlorophyll biosynthesis, the deficiency of photosynthetic proteins and the imbalance of the ROS-scavenging system were the crucial reasons responsible for the chlorosis, chloroplast abnormality and photooxidative damage of ZH2 leaves. Altogether, our research combines metabolomics and proteomics approaches to uncover the molecular mechanism leading to the yellow leaf phenotype of tea plants.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246801412400044XTea plantChlorophyll-deficient mutantChlorophyll biosynthesisPhotosynthetic proteinAntioxidant capacityPhotooxidative stress
spellingShingle Nana Li
Weizhong He
Yufan Ye
Mingming He
Taimei Di
Xinyuan Hao
Changqing Ding
Yajun Yang
Lu Wang
Xinchao Wang
Integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of Camellia sinensis
Horticultural Plant Journal
Tea plant
Chlorophyll-deficient mutant
Chlorophyll biosynthesis
Photosynthetic protein
Antioxidant capacity
Photooxidative stress
title Integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of Camellia sinensis
title_full Integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of Camellia sinensis
title_fullStr Integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of Camellia sinensis
title_full_unstemmed Integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of Camellia sinensis
title_short Integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of Camellia sinensis
title_sort integrated metabolomics and proteomics analyses reveal the molecular mechanism underlying the yellow leaf phenotype of camellia sinensis
topic Tea plant
Chlorophyll-deficient mutant
Chlorophyll biosynthesis
Photosynthetic protein
Antioxidant capacity
Photooxidative stress
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246801412400044X
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