Integrated multi-omics and WGCNA analyses reveal pathways and candidate genes associated with branching flower development in Nymphaea prolifera: focusing on hormone homeostasis and flavonoid biosynthesis
Yuwei Tang, Jiahui Li, Miaoqin Wei, Zhenjun Bin, Zuzheng Lu, Jiahui Zhao, Xiaoyu Gao, Qun Su · 2026
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Yuwei Tang and colleagues studied a water lily, Nymphaea prolifera, in 2026 whose flowers transform into branching plantlets that break off and root as new plants. How a flower's reproductive organs fully convert into vegetative propagules was unknown, so the team compared normal and branching flowers across four growth stages.
Branching flowers rewrote their hormone balance across eight compounds and enriched flavonoid-making pathways in both genes and metabolites. Botanists gain candidate genes and hormone signals behind this rare asexual trick, with clues for plant propagation work and for breeders studying clonal water plants.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yuwei Tang, Jiahui Li, Miaoqin Wei, Zhenjun Bin, Zuzheng Lu, Jiahui Zhao, Xiaoyu Gao, Qun Su |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 68 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |