EDITORIAL article
Front. Plant Sci.
Sec. Plant Metabolism and Chemodiversity
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1629842
This article is part of the Research TopicPlant Specialized Metabolisms: Physiological Responses and Molecular MechanismsView all 13 articles
Editorial: Plant Specialized Metabolisms: Physiological Responses and Molecular Mechanisms
Provisionally accepted
- 1College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
- 2School of Modern Industry for Selenium Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, China
- 3Division of Life Science (BK21 Four), Anti-aging Biomaterial Cell-factory Regional Leading Research Center, Molecular Alchemy Research Institute, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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specific to wolfberry. By comparing the copy number of key enzymes in metabolite synthesis and degradation, they found that the phenyllactate degradation gene UGT1 had the lowest copy number among the six species, whereas the riboflavin and phenyllactate synthesis genes RFK and HPPR had higher copy numbers. This suggests that the copy numbers of RFK, HPPR, and UGT1 may be the main reasons for the specific accumulation of riboflavin and phenyllactate in wolfberry. In Rubus chingii, xu et al. (2024) identified 32 RcBBX transcriptional factors. By integrating BBX expression profiles across organs (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits), developmental stages, and abscisic acid (ABA) treatments, they predicted RcBBX26 as a potential activator of anthocyanin biosynthesis and accumulation in red chestnut fruits. Moreover, the expression trends of seven anthocyanin biosynthetic genes (Rc4CL4,Rc4CL5,Rc4CL6,Rc4CL12,RcUFGT8,RcUFGT9,and RcUFGT11)
Keywords: Specialized metabolites, Biosynthetic mechanisms, regulatory networks, Environmental adaptations, transcription factor
Received: 16 May 2025; Accepted: 29 May 2025.
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* Correspondence: Weiwei Zhang, College of Horticulture and Gardening, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, China
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