Table 3.
Differentially expressed transcription factors in the peel of young and mature fruit of “Green Peel” and “Purple Peel” fig.
| Comparison group | Gene name | Number of DEGs | Upreg-ulated DEGs | Downreg-ulated DEGs | Description | Biological functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GY vs. PY | MYB | 19 | 6 | 13 | MYB TFs | Cell development and anthocyanin pathway |
| AP2/ERF | 21 | 6 | 15 | Ethylene-responsive TF | Plant development and stress response | |
| bHLH | 13 | 2 | 11 | Basic helix-loop-helix protein | Plant development and substance metabolism | |
| Other TFs | 21 | 13 | 8 | |||
| In total | 74 | 27 | 47 | |||
| GM vs. PM | MYB | 9 | 5 | 4 | MYB TFs | Cell development and anthocyanin pathway |
| AP2/ERF | 10 | 10 | 0 | Ethylene-responsive TF | Plant development and stress response | |
| bHLH | 8 | 2 | 6 | Basic helix-loop-helix protein | Plant development and substance metabolism | |
| Other TFs | 18 | 6 | 7 | |||
| In total | 45 | 23 | 17 | |||
| GY vs. GM | bHLH | 29 | 4 | 25 | Basic helix-loop-helix protein | Plant development and substance metabolism |
| MYB | 33 | 7 | 26 | MYB TFs | Cell development and anthocyanin pathway | |
| AP2/ERF | 22 | 11 | 11 | Ethylene-responsive TF | Plant development and stress response | |
| WRKY | 18 | 9 | 9 | WRKY DNA-binding protein | Defense responses and plant development | |
| HD-ZIP | 8 | 3 | 5 | Homeobox-leucine zipper protein | Photomorphogenesis and fruit ripening | |
| MADS-box | 5 | 0 | 5 | MADS-box TFs | Fruit development and ripening | |
| Other TFs | 25 | 1 | 24 | |||
| In total | 140 | 35 | 105 | |||
| PY vs. PM | MYB | 29 | 18 | 11 | MYB TFs | Cell development and anthocyanin pathway |
| bHLH | 26 | 7 | 19 | Basic helix-loop-helix protein | Plant development and substance metabolism | |
| AP2/ERF | 19 | 12 | 7 | Ethylene-responsive TF | Plant development and stress response | |
| WRKY | 15 | 11 | 4 | WRKY DNA-binding protein | Defense responses and plant development | |
| HD-ZIP | 10 | 0 | 10 | Homeobox-leucine zipper protein | Photomorphogenesis and fruit ripening | |
| HSF | 8 | 7 | 1 | Ethylene-responsive TF | Plant growth, development and stress response | |
| HAP | 4 | 0 | 4 | Nuclear TF Y subunit A | Embryonic development and chloroplast biogenesis | |
| Other TFs | 30 | 11 | 19 | |||
| In total | 141 | 66 | 75 |
GY, “Green Peel” young fruit; PY, “Purple Peel” young fruit; GM, “Green Peel” mature fruit; PM, “Purple Peel” mature fruit. Differentially expressed genes were identified by FDR ≤ 0.001 and absolute value of log2 ratio ≥ 2.