PMID- 33807564 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210423 LR - 20210423 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 5 DP - 2021 Mar 5 TI - Metabolome and Transcriptome Analyses Reveal the Regulatory Mechanisms of Photosynthesis in Developing Ginkgo biloba Leaves. LID - 10.3390/ijms22052601 [doi] LID - 2601 AB - Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.) is a deciduous tree species with high timber, medicinal, ecological, ornamental, and scientific values, and is widely cultivated worldwide. However, for such an important tree species, the regulatory mechanisms involved in the photosynthesis of developing leaves remain largely unknown. Here, we observed variations in light response curves (LRCs) and photosynthetic parameters (photosynthetic capacity (P(nmax)) and dark respiration rate (R(d))) of leaves across different developmental stages. We found the divergence in the abundance of compounds (such as 3-phospho-d-glyceroyl phosphate, sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphate, and malate) involved in photosynthetic carbon metabolism. Additionally, a co-expression network was constructed to reveal 242 correlations between transcription factors (TFs) and photosynthesis-related genes (p < 0.05, |r| > 0.8). We found that the genes involved in the photosynthetic light reaction pathway were regulated by multiple TFs, such as bHLH, WRKY, ARF, IDD, and TFIIIA. Our analysis allowed the identification of candidate genes that most likely regulate photosynthesis, primary carbon metabolism, and plant development and as such, provide a theoretical basis for improving the photosynthetic capacity and yield of ginkgo trees. FAU - Guo, Ying AU - Guo Y AD - Co-Innovation Centre for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. AD - Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. FAU - Wang, Tongli AU - Wang T AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9967-6769 AD - Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. FAU - Fu, Fang-Fang AU - Fu FF AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3187-9308 AD - Co-Innovation Centre for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. AD - Forestry College, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. FAU - El-Kassaby, Yousry A AU - El-Kassaby YA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4887-8977 AD - Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada. FAU - Wang, Guibin AU - Wang G AD - Co-Innovation Centre for Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. AD - Forestry College, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210305 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Plant Proteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) SB - IM MH - Gene Expression Profiling/methods MH - Ginkgo biloba/*genetics MH - Metabolome/*genetics MH - Photosynthesis/*genetics MH - Plant Leaves/genetics MH - Plant Proteins/genetics MH - Transcription Factors/genetics MH - Transcriptome/*genetics PMC - PMC7961846 OTO - NOTNLM OT - carbon metabolism OT - gene co-expression network OT - ginkgo OT - photosynthesis OT - transcription factors COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/04/04 06:00 MHDA- 2021/04/24 06:00 PMCR- 2021/03/05 CRDT- 2021/04/03 01:27 PHST- 2021/02/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/02/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/02/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/04/03 01:27 [entrez] PHST- 2021/04/04 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/04/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/05 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms22052601 [pii] AID - ijms-22-02601 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms22052601 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Mar 5;22(5):2601. doi: 10.3390/ijms22052601.