Review
Plant Sciences
Javier Brumos
Summary: Fruit ripening is a highly regulated developmental process aiming to attract herbivores by maximizing organoleptic traits. The process involves coordinated changes in color, flavor, and firmness. Dynamic interactions between hormones, transcription factors, and epigenetic modifications establish a complex regulatory network for ripening-related gene expression.
CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Hongli Li, Gangshuai Liu, Daqi Fu
Summary: Tomato is a model plant for studying fruit ripening and quality formation. The ripening of tomato fruit is regulated by transcription factors, such as RIN, NOR, and CNR. Understanding the transcriptional network and regulatory patterns of ripening-related target genes in tomato has important biological significance.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Cell Biology
Shan Li, Pan Wu, Xiaofen Yu, Jinping Cao, Xia Chen, Lei Gao, Kunsong Chen, Donald Grierson
Summary: This review summarizes the role of ERFs in regulating fruit ripening and responses to pathogen infection, and the in-depth understanding of this research may identify novel approaches for improving fruit quality and pathogen resistance through transcriptional regulation.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gholamreza Khaksar, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Summary: Research identified 63 ERFs in durian pulps, with 34 showing ripening-associated expression patterns during fruit ripening. These ERFs were classified into three distinct clades, exhibiting different expression patterns during ripening.
Article
Plant Sciences
Li Zhang, Yang Xu, Yanting Li, Saisai Zheng, Zhenmei Zhao, Meiling Chen, Haijian Yang, Hualin Yi, Juxun Wu
Summary: The study reveals that the transcription factor CsMYB77 negatively regulates fruit ripening and size in citrus by modulating abscisic acid and auxin-signaling pathways. This finding provides a better understanding of the molecular regulatory network underlying fruit ripening and size.
Article
Plant Sciences
Nuria Vall-llaura, Pablo Fernandez-Cancelo, Isabel Nativitas-Lima, Gemma Echeverria, Neus Teixido, Christian Larrigaudiere, Rosario Torres, Jordi Gine-Bordonaba
Summary: This study investigated the changes in ROS and their scavenging systems during nectarine fruit development and ripening and found a complex reprogramming of ROS-related transcriptome and metabolome. The activation of specific ethylene response factors and the accumulation of antioxidant compounds were observed at earlier fruit developmental stages, while a decrease in respiration rate and reduction of ERF1 genes led to higher accumulation of H2O2 at later stages. The study suggests that H2O2 may not only be a by-product of ROS-scavenging but also a signaling molecule during nectarine fruit ripening.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Willian Batista-Silva, Alice Carvalho de Oliveira, Auxiliadora Oliveira Martins, Joao Antonio Siqueira, Acacio Rodrigues-Salvador, Rebeca P. Omena-Garcia, David Barbosa Medeiros, Lazaro Eustaquio Pereira Peres, Dimas Mendes Ribeiro, Agustin Zsogon, Alisdair R. Fernie, Adriano Nunes-Nesi, Wagner L. Araujo
Summary: Auxin signaling and metabolic changes are highly connected during tomato fruit development. Reduced auxin signaling led to extensive changes in sugar concentration and starch metabolism during tomato fruit ripening.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Zahra Iqbal, Mohammed Shariq Iqbal, Lalida Sangpong, Gholamreza Khaksar, Supaart Sirikantaramas, Teerapong Buaboocha
Summary: The study analyzed the CAMTA gene family in durian and identified 10 CAMTAs with conserved domains. DzCAMTA3 and DzCAMTA8 were found to be the highest expressing durian CAMTA genes, showing distinct ripening-associated expression patterns during post-harvest ripening. They were identified as ethylene-induced transcriptional activators of ripening but could be antagonistic with auxin, affecting the post-harvest ripening process in durian. The findings suggest that DzCAMTA3 and DzCAMTA8 play a role in coordinating ethylene signaling during durian fruit ripening.
Article
Plant Sciences
Chunoti Changwal, Tushita Shukla, Zakir Hussain, Neera Singh, Abhijit Kar, Virendra P. Singh, M. Z. Abdin, Ajay Arora
Summary: High endogenous SA is associated with low ET evolution and high SL, while high lycopene content is correlated with high SA levels. Total antioxidants, PG, and PME decrease with fruit development, while lipid peroxidation increases. SlPAL4 and SlPAL6 genes play significant but opposite roles in regulating fruit ripening.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaobei Wang, Junren Meng, Li Deng, Yan Wang, Hui Liu, Jia-Long Yao, Nicolaas Jacobus Nieuwenhuizen, Zhiqiang Wang, Wenfang Zeng
Summary: Auxin and ethylene are critical for peach fruit ripening, with the ILR gene PpILR1 playing a key role in regulating this process through the interaction between the two phytohormones. PpILR1 acts as a transcriptional activator of PpACS1 and hydrolyzes auxin substrates to release free auxin, influencing ethylene and strigolactone-related phenotypes in transgenic tomato plants. These findings provide insights into the role of IAA-amino acid hydrolases in plants and their impact on fruit cultivation and storage.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yanna Shi, Bai-Jun Li, Guanqing Su, Mengxue Zhang, Donald Grierson, Kun-Song Chen
Summary: Fleshy fruit texture is an important quality characteristic of ripe fruit, and softening is an irreversible process mainly caused by changes in cell wall, starch degradation, and flavonoid levels. Lignification of certain fruits negatively affects eating quality, and excessive softening can lead to physical damage and infection. Transcription factors play a crucial role in regulating fruit texture by controlling genes related to cell wall and starch metabolism. This review focuses on the transcriptional regulatory mechanisms governing fruit textural change and discusses potential targets for breeding and future research directions.
JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Marta Pujol, Jordi Garcia-Mas
Summary: Tomato and strawberry are classic model species for studying climacteric and non-climacteric fruit ripening, while melon has emerged as an alternative model due to the presence of both climacteric and non-climacteric cultivars. Genetic studies have identified several quantitative trait loci that regulate climacteric fruit ripening in melon, and their combination in different genetic backgrounds has shown that the climacteric response can be genetically modulated. This review discusses the physiological changes observed during melon climacteric fruit ripening and their complex genetic control.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Komaljeet Gill, Pankaj Kumar, Shivanti Negi, Rajnish Sharma, Ajay Kumar Joshi, Ivan Ivanovich Suprun, Ekaterina Adelevna Al-Nakib
Summary: Citrus is a widely cultivated fruit in tropical and subtropical climates, requiring successful breeding programs to meet increasing demand. However, its unique reproductive biology poses challenges compared to model plants. Plant growth regulators play a crucial role in enhancing productivity by regulating growth and development.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Megha Sharma, Shivanti Negi, Pankaj Kumar, Dinesh Kumar Srivastava, Mani Kant Choudhary, Mohammad Irfan
Summary: Crop production is greatly affected by climate change, particularly by rising temperatures and heat stress. Plants have evolved adaptive mechanisms to cope with these stresses, and the phytohormone ethylene plays a crucial role in regulating stress responses and crop productivity. Recent studies have shown that heat stress significantly affects fruit quality and ripening by altering the regulation of ethylene biosynthesis and signaling genes, resulting in substantial loss of fruit yield and postharvest stability. However, the interplay between ethylene, ripening, and heat stress is still not well understood.
Article
Agronomy
Yuqi Tang, Yan Yan, Weiwei Tie, Xiaoxue Ye, Liwang Zeng, Liming Zeng, Jinghao Yang, Biyu Xu, Meiying Li, Yu Wang, Zhengnan Xie, Zhiqiang Jin, Wei Hu
Summary: This study revealed the function and regulatory mechanism of the B-genome-specific gene MbACO2 in ethylene biosynthesis during postharvest banana ripening. The expression of MbACO2 significantly increased at 6 d postharvest. Overexpression of MbACO2 in tomato resulted in an increase in ethylene biosynthesis and the acceleration of fruit ripening. Additionally, MaNAC29 and MbERF71/MbERF113 were found to directly activate the transcription of MbACO2 through specific elements in its promoter, while MaMAPK1 enhanced this transcription.
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Krissana Boonpa, Suparuk Tantong, Kamonwan Weerawanich, Pawinee Panpetch, Onanong Pringsulaka, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Article
Plant Sciences
Ketthida Cheevarungnapakul, Gholamreza Khaksar, Pawinee Panpetch, Patwira Boonjing, Supaart Sirikantaramas
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Agronomy
Apidet Rakpenthai, Gholamreza Khaksar, Meike Burow, Carl Erik Olsen, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Article
Plant Sciences
Worawat Yuenyong, Supaart Sirikantaramas, Li-Jia Qu, Teerapong Buaboocha
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gholamreza Khaksar, Wassakarn Sangchay, Pinnapat Pinsorn, Lalida Sangpong, Supaart Sirikantaramas
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)
Article
Plant Sciences
Nithiwat Suntichaikamolkul, Kittitya Tantisuwanichkul, Pinidphon Prombutara, Khwanlada Kobtrakul, Julie Zumsteg, Siriporn Wannachart, Hubert Schaller, Mami Yamazaki, Kazuki Saito, Wanchai De-eknamkul, Sornkanok Vimolmangkang, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Article
Plant Sciences
Pornpatsorn Lertphadungkit, Jiraphong Suksiriworapong, Veena Satitpatipan, Supaart Sirikantaramas, Amaraporn Wongrakpanich, Somnuk Bunsupa
Article
Plant Sciences
Pawinee Panpetch, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Summary: The study identified DzLAP1 as the main leucylaminopeptidase (LAP) responsible for LAP activity in durian fruit pulp, with DzLAP1 being active in the early stages of fruit ripening. DzLAP1 is a metalloenzyme similar to other LAPs, and shows activity towards its preferred substrate Cys-Gly.
Article
Plant Sciences
Pornpatsorn Lertphadungkit, Xue Qiao, Supaart Sirikantaramas, Veena Satitpatipan, Min Ye, Somnuk Bunsupa
Summary: The de novo transcriptome analysis of Trichosanthes cucumerina L. identified genes associated with triterpenoid biosynthesis, particularly bryonolic acid and cucurbitacin B. The study also revealed the presence of isomultiflorenol synthase and cucurbitadienol synthase, important for the production of characteristic triterpenoids in cucurbitaceous plants. This research offers valuable insights for future studies on cucurbitaceous triterpenoids.
PLANT CELL REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gholamreza Khaksar, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Summary: Research identified 63 ERFs in durian pulps, with 34 showing ripening-associated expression patterns during fruit ripening. These ERFs were classified into three distinct clades, exhibiting different expression patterns during ripening.
Article
Plant Sciences
Lalida Sangpong, Gholamreza Khaksar, Pinnapat Pinsorn, Akira Oikawa, Ryosuke Sasaki, Alexander Erban, Mutsumi Watanabe, Karan Wangpaiboon, Takayuki Tohge, Joachim Kopka, Rainer Hoefgen, Kazuki Saito, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Summary: The study found that sucrose content increased during the ripening process of durian, while aspartate decreased. Changes in raffinose-family oligosaccharides were reported for the first time, and most amino acids increased. By transcriptomic analysis, key candidate genes can be identified for further research.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nithiwat Suntichaikamolkul, Lalida Sangpong, Hubert Schaller, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Summary: This study focused on the role of cytochrome P450 genes in durian fruit ripening, revealing potential involvement in phytohormone metabolism and regulation. Differences in the expression levels of hormone synthesis-related genes between fast- and slow-post-harvest ripening cultivars suggest important roles of these hormones in the ripening process. These findings highlight the potential additional molecular regulators controlling fruit ripening beyond ethylene and auxin, with economic implications.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Futoshi Taura, Ryosuke Tanaya, Supaart Sirikantaramas
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Gholamreza Khaksar, Kitipong Assatarakul, Supaart Sirikantaramas