PMID- 35040975 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220218 IS - 2662-6810 (Print) IS - 2052-7276 (Electronic) IS - 2052-7276 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2022 Jan 5 TI - Illustration of the variation in the content of flavanone rutinosides in various citrus germplasms from genetic and enzymatic perspectives. LID - 10.1093/hr/uhab017 [doi] LID - uhab017 AB - In citrus, 1,6-rhamnosytransferase (1,6RhaT) and 1,2-rhamnosytransferase (1,2RhaT) catalyze flavanone-7-O-glucosides to form nonbitter flavanone rutinosides (FRs) and bitter flavanone neohesperidosides (FNs), respectively. As revealed in this study of fruit peels from 36 citrus accessions, FRs varied from undetectable levels in pummelo and kumquat to being the dominant flavonoids in sweet orange and loose-skin mandarins. Furthermore, a previously annotated full-length 1,6RhaT-like gene was identified as another 1,6RhaT-encoding gene by in vitro experiments. In total, 28 alleles of full-length 1,6RhaTs were isolated and classified into A, B and C types with only type A alleles encoding a functional protein. Coincidently, only the accessions that contained FRs harbored type A alleles, as was further verified in two F1 hybrid populations. Moreover, the inferior substrate conversion efficiency of 1,6RhaTs in comparison with that of 1,2RhaT in vitro might partly explain the lower proportions of FRs to total flavanone disaccharides in citrus hybrids harboring both functional rhamnosyltransferases. Our findings provide a better understanding of FR content variations among citrus and are meaningful for a mechanistic illustration of citrus flavonoid metabolism and fruit quality improvement practices. CI - (c) The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Nanjing Agricultural University. FAU - Li, Wenyun AU - Li W AD - Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China. AD - Guizhou Fruit Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.1 Jinnong Road, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550006, China. FAU - Li, Gu AU - Li G AD - Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China. FAU - Yuan, Ziyu AU - Yuan Z AD - Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China. FAU - Li, Mingyue AU - Li M AD - Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China. FAU - Deng, Xiuxin AU - Deng X AD - Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China. FAU - Tan, Meilian AU - Tan M AD - The Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.2 Xudong Second Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430062, China. FAU - Ma, Yuhua AU - Ma Y AD - Guizhou Fruit Institute, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, No.1 Jinnong Road, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550006, China. FAU - Chen, Jiajing AU - Chen J AD - Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China. FAU - Xu, Juan AU - Xu J AD - Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (Ministry of Education), College of Horticulture and Forestry, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1 Shizishan Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430070, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Hortic Res JT - Horticulture research JID - 101655540 PMC - PMC8788359 EDAT- 2022/01/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/01/19 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/18 CRDT- 2022/01/18 12:33 PHST- 2021/03/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/07/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/08/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/18 12:33 [entrez] PHST- 2022/01/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/01/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/18 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 6510704 [pii] AID - uhab017 [pii] AID - 10.1093/hr/uhab017 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Hortic Res. 2022 Jan 5;9:uhab017. doi: 10.1093/hr/uhab017.