Differential color development and response to light deprivation of fig (Ficus carica L.) syconia peel and female flower tissues: transcriptome elucidation

Table 2 Expression profiles of same and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) encoding transcription factors (TFs) in ‘Zibao’ peel and female flower tissues by light deprivation

Comparison group	Gene name	Number of same genes	Number of DEGs^a	Upregulated DEGs	Downregulated DEGs	Description	Biological functions
T4-P vs. T4-F	MYB	78	6	0	6	MYB TFs	Cell development and anthocyanin pathway
	bHLH	79	4	2	2	Basic helix-loop-helix protein	Plant development and substance metabolism
	WRKY	65	6	0	6	WRKY DNA-binding protein	Defense responses and plant development
	AP2/ERF	59	2	0	2	Ethylene-responsive TF	Plant development and stress response
	HSF	21	4	1	3	Heat stress TF	Plant growth, development and stress response
	Other TFs	146	3	0	3
	In total	448	25	3	22
T4-P vs. LD-P	MYB	93	16	13	3	MYB TFs	Cell development and anthocyanin pathway
	bHLH	83	16	15	1	Basic helix-loop-helix protein	Plant development and substance metabolism
	WRKY	75	13	11	2	WRKY DNA-binding protein	Defense responses and plant development
	AP2/ERF	63	9	5	4	Ethylene-responsive TF	Plant development and stress response
	bZIP/HY5	12	3	2	1	Homeobox-leucine zipper protein	Photomorphogenesis and fruit ripening
	HSF	21	3	1	2	Heat stress TF	Plant growth, development and stress response
	Other TFs	141	10	2	8
	In total	488	71	49	22
T4-F vs. LD-F	MYB	76	13	12	1	MYB TFs	Cell development and anthocyanin pathway
	bHLH	81	17	8	9	Basic helix-loop-helix protein	Plant development and substance metabolism
	WRKY	64	12	10	2	WRKY DNA-binding protein	Defense responses and plant development
	AP2/ERF	59	6	3	3	Ethylene-responsive TF	Plant development and stress response
	bZIP/HY5	12	6	3	3	Homeobox-leucine zipper protein	Photomorphogenesis and fruit ripening
	HSF	22	6	2	4	Heat stress TF	Plant growth, development and stress response
	Other TFs	136	20	7	13
	In total	450	80	45	35

T4-P peel at stage T4, T4-F female flower tissue at stage T4, LD-P stage 4 peel following light-deprivation treatment, LD-F stage 4 female flower tissue following light-deprivation treatment
^aFDR ≤ 0.05 and absolute value of log₂ ratio ≥ 2 (2-fold) as the threshold

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