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However, reports on the regulation of anthocyanin synthesis in purple pak choi sprouts do not exist. In this study, we examined the phenotypic development of purple pak choi sprouts after germination. The total anthocyanin content increased from 0.02 to 0.52 mg\/g FW from days 0 to 6. RNA-seq data analysis revealed an increase in differentially expressed genes corresponding to the development of purple pak choi sprouts. Expression pattern analysis of genes associated with the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway revealed a significant upregulation of structural genes during the purple phase, suggesting that the transcription factors PAP2 and MYBL2 may play crucial regulatory roles. BraPAP2.A03, BraTT8.A09, and BraMYBL2.A07 exhibited strong interactions with key genes in the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway, specifically BraDFR.A09. Furthermore, the expression of BraPAP2.A03 aligned with the expression patterns of most anthocyanin biosynthesis-related genes, whereas those of BraTT8.A09 and BraMYBL2.A07 corresponded with the expression pattern of BraDFR.A09. These results provide valuable insights into regulatory mechanisms underlying anthocyanin synthesis in purple pak choi sprouts.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijms252111736","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,31]],"date-time":"2024-10-31T12:31:32Z","timestamp":1730377892000},"page":"11736","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Transcriptome and WGCNA Analyses Reveal Key Genes Regulating Anthocyanin Biosynthesis in Purple Sprout of Pak Choi (Brassica rapa L. ssp. chinensis)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"25","author":[{"given":"Chaomin","family":"Xu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hui","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Greenhouse Vegetable, College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chen","family":"Tan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Greenhouse Vegetable, College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liwei","family":"Gao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Greenhouse Vegetable, College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shubei","family":"Wan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Greenhouse Vegetable, College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bo","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Greenhouse Vegetable, College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9920-5185","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Daozong","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Ganzhou Key Laboratory of Greenhouse Vegetable, College of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bin","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550025, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1035","DOI":"10.1038\/ng.919","article-title":"The genome of the mesopolyploid crop species Brassica rapa","volume":"43","author":"Wang","year":"2011","journal-title":"Nat. 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