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However, the regulatory mechanisms of Paclobutrazol (PAC) and Lovastatin (LS) underlying EGCG biosynthesis remain uncharacterized. We integrated quantitative analysis, transcriptomics, and metabolomics to investigate the regulatory effects of exogenous PAC and LS on EGCG accumulation in tea plants and systematically elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism governing EGCG biosynthesis. The results demonstrated that exogenous PAC and LS treatments significantly elevated the accumulation of EGCG, as well as endogenous auxin and jasmonic acid (JA) contents. The variation trend of these key metabolites was highly consistent with the accumulation patterns of upstream flavonoid components, including eriodictyol, delphinidin, and epigallocatechin. Transcriptomic profiling further verified the critical involvement of auxin and JA signal transduction pathways in PGR-induced EGCG differential accumulation, and we screened a total of 14 auxin-related and 8 JA-related core signal regulatory factors. Furthermore, integrated bioinformatic analyses and antisense oligonucleotide (AsODN) functional validation experiments revealed that the core hormone signaling genes CsARF2 and CsMYC2 regulate the expression of CsSCPL16 through the transcription factor CsMYB80, and ultimately promote the conversion of epigallocatechin to EGCG and promote the accumulation of EGCG in tea plants. Collectively, the PGRs boost EGCG biosynthesis by mediating endogenous auxin and JA signal transduction. These results support the development of targeted agronomic practices to improve tea quality and lay a theoretical basis for expanding the industrial exploitation of tea bioactive constituents.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/plants15182764","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]],"date-time":"2026-09-09T14:02:48Z","timestamp":1788962568000},"page":"2764","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Auxin and Jasmonic Acid Signalling Crosstalk Mediates Plant Growth Regulator-Stimulated Epigallocatechin Gallate Accumulation in Tea Plants (Camellia sinensis)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1177-703X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yunfei","family":"Hu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lijia","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinyu","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiaofeng","family":"Lu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-0872-8534","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yanming","family":"Tuo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yufang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zhirong","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiufang","family":"Zhu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Quality Standards & Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Fujian Academy of Agricultural Science, Fuzhou 350003, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2560-7143","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yutao","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Tea and Food Sciences, Wuyi University, Wuyishan 354300, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liangyu","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yue","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4349-3530","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jinke","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Horticulture\/Anxi College of Tea Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6221","DOI":"10.1021\/acs.jafc.0c01833","article-title":"The biosynthesis of main taste compounds is coordinately regulated by miRNAs and phytohormones in tea plant (Camellia sinensis)","volume":"68","author":"Zhao","year":"2020","journal-title":"J. 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