Abstract
Metabolic network construction plays a pivotal role in unraveling the regulatory mechanism of biological activities, although it often proves to be challenging and labor-intensive, particularly with non-model organisms. In this study, we develop a computational approach that employs reaction models based on the structure-guided chemical modification and related compounds to construct a metabolic network in wheat. This construction results in a comprehensive structure-guided network, including 625 identified metabolites and additional 333 putative reactions compared with the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database. Using a combination of gene annotation, reaction classification, structure similarity, and correlations from transcriptome and metabolome analysis, a total of 229 potential genes related to these reactions are identified within this network. To validate the network, the functionality of a hydroxycinnamoyltransferase (TraesCS3D01G314900) for the synthesis of polyphenols and a rhamnosyltransferase (TraesCS2D01G078700) for the modification of flavonoids are verified through in vitro enzymatic studies and wheat mutant tests, respectively. Our research thus supports the utility of structure-guided chemical modification as an effective tool in identifying causal candidate genes for constructing metabolic networks and further in metabolomic genetic studies.
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