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. 2024 Feb 27;15:1335715. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1335715

Table 6.

Candidate genes identified in the QTL regions for leaf, peel and pulp color in guava related to lycopene and anthocyanin biosynthetic pathways.

Trait QTL name Chromosome no. Description Functions E value
Leaf color qLC1.1
qLL1.1
8 Homeobox-leucine zipper protein MERISTEM L1-like Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis 9E-47
Leaf L* qLL10.1 11 BZIP domain-containing protein Regulation of Chlorophyll degradation 0
Peel color qSC1.1
qPEL1.1
qPEA1.1
8 Homeobox-leucine zipper protein MERISTEM L1-like Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis 7E-50
Peel L* qPEL2.1 10 Phytoene synthase Key enzyme in Carotenoid biosynthesis 2E-157
HTH Myb-type domain-containing protein Regulation of flavonoid and carotenoid biosynthesis 8E-117
NAC domain-containing protein Regulation of anthocyanin and carotenoid accumulation 0
4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase Key enzyme in Shikimate pathway 0
Peel a* qPEA1.2 8 Homeobox-leucine zipper protein MERISTEM L1-like Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis
Peel b* qPEB2.1 10 bHLH domain-containing protein Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis 0
NB-ARC domain-containing protein Regulation of signaling pathways, flavonoid and carotenoid biosynthesis 0.7
WD repeat-containing protein 26 homolog Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis 0
Homeobox-leucine zipper protein MERISTEM L1-like Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis 9.00E-45
Peel b* qPEB9.1 10 S-acyltransferase, 2.3.1.225, Palmitoyltransferase Regulation of protein localization, stability, and activity 0
Glycosyltransferase Plant growth regulation and development 3E-22
Peel b* qPEB7.1 2 Pentatricopeptide-repeat region of PRORP domain-containing protein Fruit ripening and flesh color development 0
Pulp color qPC2.1 10 AP2/ERF domain-containing protein Regulation of Chlorophyll degradation 4.00E-23
Pulp L* qPUL2.1 10 Myb-like domain-containing protein Regulation of flavonoid and carotenoid biosynthesis 0.002
4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase Key enzyme in Shikimate pathway 0
NAC domain-containing protein Regulation of anthocyanin and carotenoid accumulation 0
Pulp a* qPUA2.1 10 NAC domain-containing protein Regulation of anthocyanin and carotenoid accumulation 0
HTH Myb-type domain-containing protein Regulation of flavonoid and carotenoid biosynthesis 4E-109
Glucan endo-1,3-beta-D-glucosidase Fruit ripening 1E-91
Pulp b* qPUB10.1 11 Zinc finger protein STAMENLESS 1-like Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis 0
BZIP domain-containing protein Regulation of Chlorophyll degradation 0
Cytochrome P450 Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis 0
Pulp b* qPUB2.1 10 Homeobox-leucine zipper protein MERISTEM L1-like Regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis 0
AP2/ERF domain-containing protein Regulation of Chlorophyll degradation 0