Molecular and Genetic Events Determining the Softening of Fleshy Fruits: A Comprehensive Review

PrupeFUL4 regulates ripening and softening of peach fruits through ethylene biosynthesis

(2022) Shaoyu Zhang et al.   ACTA PHYSIOLOGIAE PLANTARUM

Molecular Actors Involved in the Softening of Fragaria chiloensis Fruit Accelerated by ABA Treatment

(2022) Elena Mattus-Araya et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

Regulation of fleshy fruit ripening: From transcription factors to epigenetic modifications

(2022) Xiuming Li et al.   Horticulture Research

Genome-wide identification of expansin in Fragaria vesca and expression profiling analysis of the FvEXPs in different fruit development

(2022) Chao Dong et al.   GENE

Natural variation in the NAC transcription factor NONRIPENING contributes to melon fruit ripening

(2022) Jinfang Wang et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Control of fruit softening and Ascorbic acid accumulation by manipulation of SlIMP3 in tomato

(2022) Xianzhe Zheng et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

SlERF.F12 modulates the transition to ripening in tomato fruit by recruiting the co-repressor TOPLESS and histone deacetylases to repress key ripening genes

(2022) Heng Deng et al.   PLANT CELL

FvWRKY48 binds to the pectate lyase FvPLA promoter to control fruit softening in Fragaria vesca

(2022) Wei-Wei Zhang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

High mobility group A3 enhances transcription of the DNA demethylase gene SlDML2 to promote tomato fruit ripening

(2022) Zhifei Li et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

CRISRP/Cas9-Mediated Targeted Mutagenesis of Tomato Polygalacturonase Gene (SlPG) Delays Fruit Softening

(2022) Hongmei Nie et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

PpePL1 and PpePL15 Are the Core Members of the Pectate Lyase Gene Family Involved in Peach Fruit Ripening and Softening

(2022) Ze Xu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

The Role of Cell Wall Polysaccharides Disassembly and Enzyme Activity Changes in the Softening Process of Hami Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

(2022) Weida Zhang et al.   Foods

Transcriptional regulation of fleshy fruit texture

(2022) Yanna Shi et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

PpERF/ABR1 functions as an activator to regulate PpPG expression resulting in fruit softening during storage in peach (Prunus persica)

(2022) Chenxia Cheng et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Fruit softening correlates with enzymatic activities and compositional changes in fruit cell wall during growthing in Lycium barbarum L

(2021) Jun Liu et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Natural variations in a pectin acetylesterase gene, MdPAE10 , contribute to prolonged apple fruit shelf life

(2021) Bei Wu et al.   Plant Genome

The role of cell wall polysaccharides disassembly in Lasiodiplodia theobromae-induced disease occurrence and softening of fresh longan fruit

(2021) Yazhen Chen et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Transcription factors DkBZR1/2 regulate cell wall degradation genes and ethylene biosynthesis genes during persimmon fruit ripening

(2021) Yiheng He et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The downregulation of PpPG21 and PpPG22 influences peach fruit texture and softening

(2021) Ming Qian et al.   PLANTA

NAC transcription factors SNAC4 and SNAC9 synergistically regulate tomato fruit ripening by affecting expression of genes involved in ethylene and abscisic acid metabolism and signal transduction

(2021) Sen Yang et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

A tomato LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES transcription factor, SlLOB1, predominantly regulates cell wall and softening components of ripening

(2021) Yanna Shi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Systems Biology Applied to the Study of Papaya Fruit Ripening: The Influence of Ethylene on Pulp Softening

(2021) Caroline Giacomelli Soares et al.   Cells

SlBES1 promotes tomato fruit softening through transcriptional inhibition of PMEU1

(2021) Haoran Liu et al.   iScience

FvMYB79 Positively Regulates Strawberry Fruit Softening via Transcriptional Activation of FvPME38

(2021) Jianfa Cai et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

SlJMJ7 orchestrates tomato fruit ripening via crosstalk between H3K4me3 and DML2‐mediated DNA demethylation

(2021) Xiaochun Ding et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

PpIAA1 and PpERF4 form a positive feedback loop to regulate peach fruit ripening by integrating auxin and ethylene signals

(2021) Xiaobei Wang et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Abscisic acid accelerates postharvest blueberry fruit softening by promoting cell wall metabolism

(2021) Qian Zhou et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Cloning and Functional Identification of SlPG49 in Solanum lycopersicum

(2021) Weiqiang Li et al.   Applied Sciences-Basel

Genome wide identification and functional characterization of strawberry pectin methylesterases related to fruit softening

(2020) Cheng Xue et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Study of the structure and binding site features of FaEXPA2, an α-expansin protein involved in strawberry fruit softening

(2020) Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo et al.   COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Re-evaluation of the nor mutation and the role of the NAC-NOR transcription factor in tomato fruit ripening

(2020) Ying Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Histone demethylase SlJMJ6 promotes fruit ripening by removing H3K27 methylation of ripening‐related genes in tomato

(2020) Zhiwei Li et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

CpARF2 and CpEIL1 interact to mediate auxin–ethylene interaction and regulate fruit ripening in papaya

(2020) Tao Zhang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The MdXTHB gene is involved in fruit softening in ‘Golden Del. Reinders’ ( Malus pumila )

(2020) Mengmeng Ma et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

Fruit development and epigenetic modifications

(2020) Dengguo Tang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

ERF4 affects fruit firmness through TPL4 by reducing ethylene production

(2020) Yanan Hu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

MaXB3 Modulates MaNAC2, MaACS1 and MaACO1 Stability to Repress Ethylene Biosynthesis during Banana Fruit Ripening

(2020) Wei Shan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Overexpression of SlMYB75 enhances resistance to Botrytis cinerea and prolongs fruit storage life in tomato

(2020) Mengyu Liu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Tomato transcriptional repressor MYB70 directly regulates ethylene‐dependent fruit ripening

(2020) Haohao Cao et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Molecular and structural insights into FaEXPA5, an alpha-expansin protein related with cell wall disassembly during ripening of strawberry fruit

(2020) Felipe Valenzuela-Riffo et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Regulation of fruit ripening by the brassinosteroid biosynthetic gene SlCYP90B3 via an ethylene-dependent pathway in tomato

(2020) Songshen Hu et al.   Horticulture Research

Impact of exogenous salicylic acid treatment on the cell wall metabolism and ripening process in postharvest tomato fruit stored at ambient temperature

(2020) Naresh Kumar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The Plant Cell Wall: Biosynthesis, construction, and functions

(2020) Baocai Zhang et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Phytohormones in fruit development and maturation

(2020) Matthew A. Fenn et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

PaMADS7, a MADS-box transcription factor, regulates sweet cherry fruit ripening and softening

(2020) Xiliang Qi et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

FIS1 encodes a GA2-oxidase that regulates fruit firmness in tomato

(2020) Ren Li et al.   Nature Communications

Fruit ripening: the role of hormones, cell wall modifications and their intersection with pathogens

(2019) Sara Forlani et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The methyl jasmonate accelerates the strawberry fruits ripening process

(2019) Yanli Han et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Molecular Events Occurring During Softening of Strawberry Fruit

(2019) Maria Alejandra Moya-León et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Profiling of the Polygalacturonase (PG) and Pectin Methylesterase (PME) Genes in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)

(2019) Nadeem Khan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Molecular Insights into FaEG1, a Strawberry Endoglucanase Enzyme Expressed during Strawberry Fruit Ripening

(2019) Karla Jara et al.   Plants-Basel

Role of an ABA receptor SlPYL9 in tomato fruit ripening

(2019) Wenbin Kai et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Banana MaBZR1/2 associate with MaMPK14 to modulate cell wall modifying genes during fruit ripening

(2019) Wei Shan et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Cell wall proteome analysis of banana fruit softening using iTRAQ technology

(2019) Lu Xiao et al.   Journal of Proteomics

PlantRegMap: charting functional regulatory maps in plants

(2019) Feng Tian et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Brassinosteroids: Multi-Dimensional Regulators of Plant Growth, Development, and Stress Responses

(2019) Trevor Nolan et al.   PLANT CELL

Higher expression of the strawberry xyloglucan endotransglucosylase/hydrolase genes Fv XTH 9 and Fv XTH 6 accelerates fruit ripening

(2019) Lucia D. Witasari et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Cloning and expression analysis of polygalacturonase and pectin methylesterase genes during softening in apricot (Prunus armeniaca L.) fruit

(2019) Yuanyuan Hou et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Identification and Expression Analysis of Gretchen Hagen 3 (GH3) in Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) During Postharvest Process

(2019) Zengyu Gan et al.   Plants-Basel

Manipulation of β‐carotene levels in tomato fruits results in increased ABA content and extended shelf life

(2019) Gianfranco Diretto et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor MabHLH7 positively regulates cell wall-modifying-related genes during banana fruit ripening

(2019) Chun-bo Song et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Heterodimerization of MaTCP proteins modulates the transcription of MaXTH10 / 11 genes during banana fruit ripening

(2018) Chun-Bo Song et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Characterisation of pectin-xylan complexes in tomato primary plant cell walls

(2018) Suzanne E. Broxterman et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Role of Brassinosteroids in Persimmon (Diospyros kaki L.) Fruit Ripening

(2018) Yiheng He et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Building a plant cell wall at a glance

(2018) Edwin R. Lampugnani et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE

The SlFSR gene controls fruit shelf-life in tomato

(2018) Lincheng Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

MaBZR1/2 act as transcriptional repressors of ethylene biosynthetic genes in banana fruit

(2018) Yu-fan Guo et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of beta-galactosidase family members during fruit softening of peach [ Prunus persica (L.) Batsch]

(2018) Shaolei Guo et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Regulation of apricot ripening and softening process during shelf life by post-storage treatments of exogenous ethylene and 1-methylcyclopropene

(2018) Xinguang Fan et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

A nanostructural view of the cell wall disassembly process during fruit ripening and postharvest storage by atomic force microscopy

(2018) Sara Posé et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Fruit Softening: Revisiting the Role of Pectin

(2018) Duoduo Wang et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Down-Regulation of PpBGAL10 and PpBGAL16 Delays Fruit Softening in Peach by Reducing Polygalacturonase and Pectin Methylesterase Activity

(2018) Hangkong Liu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

SlAREB1 transcriptional activation of NOR is involved in abscisic acid-modulated ethylene biosynthesis during tomato fruit ripening

(2018) Wangshu Mou et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Characterization of a ripening-related transcription factor FcNAC1 from Fragaria chiloensis fruit

(2018) C. Carrasco-Orellana et al.   Scientific Reports

A Profusion of Molecular Scissors for Pectins: Classification, Expression, and Functions of Plant Polygalacturonases

(2018) Yang Yang et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

A critical evaluation of the role of ethylene and MADS transcription factors in the network controlling fleshy fruit ripening

(2018) Shan Li et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

A NAC transcription factor, NOR-like1, is a new positive regulator of tomato fruit ripening

(2018) Ying Gao et al.   Horticulture Research

Abscisic acid, sucrose, and auxin coordinately regulate berry ripening process of the Fujiminori grape

(2017) Haifeng Jia et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

A histone deacetylase gene, SlHDA3, acts as a negative regulator of fruit ripening and carotenoid accumulation

(2017) Jun-E Guo et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Suppression of the MADS-box gene SlMBP8 accelerates fruit ripening of tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum )

(2017) Wencheng Yin et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Silencing of histone deacetylase SlHDT3 delays fruit ripening and suppresses carotenoid accumulation in tomato

(2017) Jun-E Guo et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Characteristics and regulatory pathway of the PrupeSEP1 SEPALLATA gene during ripening and softening in peach fruits

(2017) Jinjin Li et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Critical roles of DNA demethylation in the activation of ripening-induced genes and inhibition of ripening-repressed genes in tomato fruit

(2017) Zhaobo Lang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rosaceae Fruit Development, Ripening and Post-harvest: An Epigenetic Perspective

(2017) Silvia Farinati et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Multiple regulatory roles of AP2/ERF transcription factor in angiosperm

(2017) Chao Gu et al.   Botanical Studies

The age of multiplexity: recruitment and interactions of Polycomb complexes in plants

(2016) Alexander Förderer et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening

(2016) Selman Uluisik et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Papaya CpERF9 acts as a transcriptional repressor of cell-wall-modifying genes CpPME1/2 and CpPG5 involved in fruit ripening

(2016) Chang-Chun Fu et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

A CURLY LEAF homologue controls both vegetative and reproductive development of tomato plants

(2016) L. Boureau et al.   PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

BananaMaMADSTranscription Factors Are Necessary for Fruit Ripening and Molecular Tools to Promote Shelf-Life and Food Security

(2016) Tomer Elitzur et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Banana Transcription Factor MaERF11 Recruits Histone Deacetylase MaHDA1 and Represses the Expression of MaACO1 and Expansins during Fruit Ripening

(2016) Yanchao Han et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Isolation and Characterization of Two Persimmon Xyloglucan Endotransglycosylase/Hydrolase (XTH) Genes That Have Divergent Functions in Cell Wall Modification and Fruit Postharvest Softening

(2016) Ye Han et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Comprehensive Analysis of ABA Effects on Ethylene Biosynthesis and Signaling during Tomato Fruit Ripening

(2016) Wangshu Mou et al.   PLoS One

Comprehensive RNA-Seq Analysis on the Regulation of Tomato Ripening by Exogenous Auxin

(2016) Jiayin Li et al.   PLoS One

Plant expansins: diversity and interactions with plant cell walls

(2015) Daniel J Cosgrove   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Jasmonic acid involves in grape fruit ripening and resistant against Botrytis cinerea

(2015) Haifeng Jia et al.   FUNCTIONAL & INTEGRATIVE GENOMICS

PacCYP707A2 negatively regulates cherry fruit ripening while PacCYP707A1 mediates drought tolerance

(2015) Qian Li et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

PpYUC11, a strong candidate gene for the stony hard phenotype in peach (Prunus persicaL. Batsch), participates in IAA biosynthesis during fruit ripening

(2015) Lei Pan et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Antisense down-regulation of the strawberry β-galactosidase geneFaβGal4increases cell wall galactose levels and reduces fruit softening

(2015) Candelas Paniagua et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the expansin gene family in tomato

(2015) Yongen Lu et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Transcriptome profiling of postharvest strawberry fruit in response to exogenous auxin and abscisic acid

(2015) Jingxin Chen et al.   PLANTA

Effects of brassinosteroids on quality attributes and ethylene synthesis in postharvest tomato fruit

(2015) Tong Zhu et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

A DEMETER-like DNA demethylase governs tomato fruit ripening

(2015) Ruie Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identification and characterization of histone deacetylases in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

(2015) Linmao Zhao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

TomatoFRUITFULLhomologs regulate fruit ripening via ethylene biosynthesis

(2014) Yoko Shima et al.   BIOSCIENCE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Overexpression of tomato SlNAC1transcription factor alters fruit pigmentation and softening

(2014) Nana Ma et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Role of plant hormones and their interplay in development and ripening of fleshy fruits

(2014) Rahul Kumar et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The chimeric repressor version of anEthylene Response Factor(ERF) family member,Sl-ERF.B3, shows contrasting effects on tomato fruit ripening

(2014) Mingchun Liu et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Insights into the effects of polygalacturonase FaPG1 gene silencing on pectin matrix disassembly, enhanced tissue integrity, and firmness in ripe strawberry fruits

(2013) Sara Posé et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Single-base resolution methylomes of tomato fruit development reveal epigenome modifications associated with ripening

(2013) Silin Zhong et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Effect of silencing the two major tomato fruit pectin methylesterase isoforms on cell wall pectin metabolism

(2013) B. Wen et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

A dynamic interplay between phytohormones is required for fruit development, maturation, and ripening

(2013) Peter McAtee et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Regulation of ripening and opportunities for control in tomato and other fruits

(2012) Graham B. Seymour et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Mode of action of abscisic acid in triggering ethylene biosynthesis and softening during ripening in mango fruit

(2012) Sakimin S. Zaharah et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Histone deacetylase HD2 interacts with ERF1 and is involved in longan fruit senescence

(2011) Jian-fei Kuang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Suppression of 9-cis-Epoxycarotenoid Dioxygenase, Which Encodes a Key Enzyme in Abscisic Acid Biosynthesis, Alters Fruit Texture in Transgenic Tomato

(2011) L. Sun et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Regulatory Mechanisms of Textural Changes in Ripening Fruits

(2010) Xian Li et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES

Overexpression of a Cell Wall Enzyme Reduces Xyloglucan Depolymerization and Softening of Transgenic Tomato Fruits

(2010) Eva Miedes et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Effect of ethylene and 1-MCP treatments on strawberry fruit ripening

(2010) Natalia M Villarreal et al.   JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

A tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) APETALA2/ERF gene, SlAP2a, is a negative regulator of fruit ripening

(2010) Mi-Young Chung et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Co-suppression of the EIN2-homology gene LeEIN2 inhibits fruit ripening and reduces ethylene sensitivity in tomato

(2010) Z. L. Hu et al.   RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY