Abstract
The hard-to-cook defect in common beans is dictated by the ability to achieve cell separation during cooking. Hydrolysis of pectin methyl-esters by the pectin methyl-esterase (PME) enzyme influences cell separation. However, the contributions of the PME enzyme and the cell wall to the hard-to-cook defect have not been studied using molecular tools. We compared relevant molecular processes in fast- and slow-cooking bean varieties to understand the mechanisms underpinning the hard-to-cook defect. A PME spectrophotometric assay showed minor differences in enzyme activity between varieties. Meanwhile, a PME HMMER search in the P. vulgaris genome unveiled 113 genes encoding PMEs and PME inhibitors (PMEIs). Through RNA sequencing, we compared the gene expression of the PME-related genes in both varieties during seed development. A PME (Phvul010g080300) and PMEI gene (Phvul005g007600) showed the highest expression in the fast- and slow-cooking beans, respectively. We further identified 2132 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Genes encoding cell-wall-related enzymes, mainly glycosylphosphatidylinositol mannosyltransferase, xyloglucan O-acetyltransferase, pectinesterase, and callose synthase, ranked among the top DEGs, indicating novel relations to the hard-to-cook defect. Gene ontology mapping revealed hydrolase activity and protein phosphorylation as functional categories with the most abundant upregulated DEGs in the slow-cooking bean. Additionally, the cell periphery contained 8% of the DEGs upregulated in the slow-cooking bean. This study provides new insights into the role of pectin methyl-esterase-related genes and novel cell wall processes in the occurrence of the hard-to-cook defect.
Subject
Plant Science,Health Professions (miscellaneous),Health (social science),Microbiology,Food Science
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