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The accumulation of lignin during tenderness decrease in young shoots was accompanied by a decrease in the major flavonoid catechins and anthocyanins, and the upregulated expression of lignin biosynthesis-related genes was also accompanied by the downregulated expression of flavonoid biosynthesis-related genes, implying that the competition between the lignin and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways influences tenderness and bioactive component changes in young tea plant shoots. In addition, as core factors, hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA: shikimate/quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT) and chalcone synthase (CHS) synergize with downstream enzymes to maintain the balance between lignin and flavonoid metabolism. MYB transcription factors in the G10 and G11 groups regulated the expression of genes related to lignin and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways, respectively, and other transcription factors may also play roles in regulating this balance. 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The balance between lignin and flavonoid metabolism has a central role in the changes of quality in young shoots of the tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
Tenderness is a core index for evaluating the quality of young tea plant shoots and ultimately influences the quality and yield of tea products in terms of bioactive components, processing adaptability, tenderness-keeping ability, and other factors. In this study, we describe the underlying regulatory mechanism of tenderness changes in young shoots of tea plants, combined with biochemical composition determination and transcriptome analysis. The high accumulation of lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin is a direct factor leading to a decrease in the tenderness of young shoots, which is dependent on the upregulated expression of genes encoding enzymes related to their biosynthesis. The accumulation of lignin during tenderness decrease in young shoots was accompanied by a decrease in the major flavonoid catechins and anthocyanins, and the upregulated expression of lignin biosynthesis-related genes was also accompanied by the downregulated expression of flavonoid biosynthesis-related genes, implying that the competition between the lignin and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways influences tenderness and bioactive component changes in young tea plant shoots. In addition, as core factors, hydroxycinnamoyl-CoA: shikimate/quinate hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (HCT) and chalcone synthase (CHS) synergize with downstream enzymes to maintain the balance between lignin and flavonoid metabolism. MYB transcription factors in the G10 and G11 groups regulated the expression of genes related to lignin and flavonoid biosynthesis pathways, respectively, and other transcription factors may also play roles in regulating this balance. This study elucidates the regulatory mechanisms of quality changes in young tea plant shoots from the perspective of tenderness.
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Scientia Horticulturae is an international journal publishing research related to horticultural crops. Articles in the journal deal with open or protected production of vegetables, fruits, edible fungi and ornamentals under temperate, subtropical and tropical conditions. Papers in related areas (biochemistry, micropropagation, soil science, plant breeding, plant physiology, phytopathology, etc.) are considered, if they contain information of direct significance to horticulture. Papers on the technical aspects of horticulture (engineering, crop processing, storage, transport etc.) are accepted for publication only if they relate directly to the living product. In the case of plantation crops, those yielding a product that may be used fresh (e.g. tropical vegetables, citrus, bananas, and other fruits) will be considered, while those papers describing the processing of the product (e.g. rubber, tobacco, and quinine) will not. The scope of the journal includes all horticultural crops but does not include speciality crops such as, medicinal crops or forestry crops, such as bamboo. Basic molecular studies without any direct application in horticulture will not be considered for this journal.