PMID- 31853722 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200504 LR - 20220411 IS - 1432-2048 (Electronic) IS - 0032-0935 (Linking) VI - 251 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Dec 18 TI - Regulation of color transition in purple tea (Camellia sinensis). PG - 35 LID - 10.1007/s00425-019-03328-7 [doi] AB - Comparative proteomics and metabolomics study of juvenile green, light purple and dark purple leaf to identify key proteins and metabolites that putatively govern color transition in Camellia sinensis. Color transition from juvenile green to dark purple leaf in Camellia sinensis is a complex process and thought to be regulated by an intricate balance of genes, proteins and metabolites expression. A molecular-level understanding of proteins and metabolites expression is needed to define metabolic process underpinning color transition in C. sinensis. Here, purple leaf growth of C. sinensis cultivar was divided into three developmental stages viz. juvenile green (JG), light purple (LP) and dark purple (DP) leaf. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis revealed a clear morphological variation such as cell size, shape and texture as tea leaf undergoing color transition. Proteomic and metabolomic analyses displayed the temporal changes in proteins and metabolites that occur in color transition process. In total, 211 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were identified presumably involved in secondary metabolic processes particularly, flavonoids/anthocyanin biosynthesis, phytohormone regulation, carbon and nitrogen assimilation and photosynthesis, among others. Subcellular localization of three candidate proteins was further evaluated by their transient expression in planta. Interactome study revealed that proteins involved in primary metabolism, precursor metabolite, photosynthesis, phytohormones, transcription factor and anthocyanin biosynthesis were found to be interact directly or indirectly and thus, regulate color transition from JG to DP leaf. The present study not only corroborated earlier findings but also identified novel proteins and metabolites that putatively govern color transition in C. sinensis. These findings provide a platform for future studies that may be utilized for metabolic engineering/molecular breeding in an effort to develop more desirable traits. FAU - Kumari, Manglesh AU - Kumari M AD - Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, HP, India. AD - Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi, India. FAU - Thakur, Shweta AU - Thakur S AD - Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, HP, India. AD - Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi, India. FAU - Kumar, Ajay AU - Kumar A AD - Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, HP, India. FAU - Joshi, Robin AU - Joshi R AD - Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, HP, India. FAU - Kumar, Prakash AU - Kumar P AD - Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, HP, India. AD - Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi, India. FAU - Shankar, Ravi AU - Shankar R AD - Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, HP, India. FAU - Kumar, Rajiv AU - Kumar R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2559-674X AD - Department of Biotechnology, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, 176061, HP, India. rajiv@ihbt.res.in. LA - eng GR - MLP-0201/Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20191218 PL - Germany TA - Planta JT - Planta JID - 1250576 RN - 0 (Anthocyanins) RN - 0 (Flavonoids) RN - 0 (Plant Growth Regulators) RN - 0 (Plant Proteins) RN - 0 (Tea) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - 1406-65-1 (Chlorophyll) RN - 7440-44-0 (Carbon) RN - N762921K75 (Nitrogen) SB - IM MH - Anthocyanins/biosynthesis MH - Camellia sinensis/genetics/*metabolism/*radiation effects MH - Carbon/metabolism MH - Cell Size MH - Chlorophyll/analysis MH - Color MH - Flavonoids/biosynthesis MH - Gene Expression Regulation, Plant MH - *Light MH - Metabolic Networks and Pathways MH - Metabolomics MH - Nitrogen/metabolism MH - Photosynthesis MH - Plant Growth Regulators MH - Plant Leaves/cytology/growth & development/*metabolism/*radiation effects MH - Plant Proteins/genetics/metabolism MH - Protein Interaction Maps MH - Proteomics MH - Secondary Metabolism MH - Tea MH - Transcription Factors MH - Transcriptome OTO - NOTNLM OT - Leaf OT - Metabolomics OT - Proteomics OT - Secondary metabolism EDAT- 2019/12/20 06:00 MHDA- 2020/05/06 06:00 CRDT- 2019/12/20 06:00 PHST- 2019/08/22 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/12/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/05/06 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00425-019-03328-7 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s00425-019-03328-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Planta. 2019 Dec 18;251(1):35. doi: 10.1007/s00425-019-03328-7.