TY  - JOUR
A1  - Apriyanto, Ardha
A1  - Compart, Julia
A1  - Fettke, Jörg
T1  - Transcriptomic analysis of mesocarp tissue during fruit development of the oil palm revealed specific isozymes related to starch metabolism that control oil yield
T2  - Frontiers in plant science
N2  - The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) produces a large amount of oil from the fruit. However, increasing the oil production in this fruit is still challenging. A recent study has shown that starch metabolism is essential for oil synthesis in fruit-producing species. Therefore, the transcriptomic analysis by RNA-seq was performed to observe gene expression alteration related to starch metabolism genes throughout the maturity stages of oil palm fruit with different oil yields. Gene expression profiles were examined with three different oil yields group (low, medium, and high) at six fruit development phases (4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 22 weeks after pollination). We successfully identified and analyzed differentially expressed genes in oil palm mesocarps during development. The results showed that the transcriptome profile for each developmental phase was unique. Sucrose flux to the mesocarp tissue, rapid starch turnover, and high glycolytic activity have been identified as critical factors for oil production in oil palms. For starch metabolism and the glycolytic pathway, we identified specific gene expressions of enzyme isoforms (isozymes) that correlated with oil production, which may determine the oil content. This study provides valuable information for creating new high-oil-yielding palm varieties via breeding programs or genome editing approaches.
KW  - starch
KW  - oil yield
KW  - fruit development
KW  - gene expression
KW  - RNA-seq
KW  - and palm
KW  - oil
KW  - Elaeis guineensis Jacq
Y1  - 2023
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/64311
SN  - 1664-462X
VL  - 14
PB  - Frontiers Media
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -