Changes in Fruit Firmness, Cell Wall Composition, and Transcriptional Profile in the yellow fruit tomato 1 (yft1) Mutant
Changes in Fruit Firmness, Cell Wall Composition, and Transcriptional Profile in the yellow fruit tomato 1 (yft1) Mutant
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黄色果实番茄 1 (yft1) 突变体果实硬度、细胞壁组成和转录谱的变化
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jafc.8b04611
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
Zhao Lingxia
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作者:
Li Ling;Zhao Weihua;Feng Xuechao;Chen Lulu;Zhang Lida;Zhao Lingxia
Fruit firmness is an important trait in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), associated with shelf life and economic value; however, the precise mechanism determining fruit softening remains elusive. Ayellow fruit tomato 1(yft1) mutant harbors a genetic lesion in theYFT1gene and has significantly firmer fruit than those of the cv. M82 wild type at a red ripe stage, 54 days post-anthesis (dpa). When softening was further dissected, it was found that theyft1firm fruit phenotype correlated with a difference in cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin deposition in the primary cell wall (PCW) compared to cv. M82. Alterations in the structure of the pericarp cells, chemical components, hydrolase activities, and expression of genes encoding these hydrolases were all hypothesized to be a result of the loss ofYFT1function. This was further affirmed by RNA-seq analysis, where a total of 183 differentially expressed genes (DEGs, 50/133 down-/upregulated) were identified betweenyft1and cv. M82. These DEGs were mainly annotated as participating in ethylene- and auxin-related signal transduction, sugar metabolism, and photosynthesis. This study provides new insights into the mechanism underlying the control of fruit softening.