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Plant Sciences
Hosakatte Niranjana Murthy, Yaser Hassan Dewir, Dayanand Dalawai, Nasser Al-Suhaibani
Summary: This study assessed the chemical composition of wild cucumber seeds and seed oils, finding that wild cucumber seed oil is rich in fatty acids, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and fiber, making it a potential raw material in food applications.
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Rebecca Grumet, Ying-Chen Lin, Stephanie Rett-Cadman, Ajaz Malik
Summary: Cucumber fruits exhibit extensive variation in morphological features such as size, shape, waxiness, spines, warts, and flesh thickness. Genetic factors influencing floral organ establishment, cell division and cell cycle regulation, hormone biosynthesis and response, sugar transport, trichome development, and cutin, wax, and pigment biosynthesis have been identified as factors influencing cucumber fruit morphology. Understanding and manipulating these genetic factors can lead to the development of cucumber varieties with desired traits and improved qualities for consumers.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zhixing Qing, Yao Shi, Lida Han, Pengkun Li, Ziou Zha, Chang Liu, Xiubin Liu, Peng Huang, Yisong Liu, Qi Tang, Kewu Zeng, Jianguo Zeng, Yuan Zhou
Summary: This study isolated ten cucurbitacin C analogues, including six compounds with inhibitory effects on tumor cell lines. Cucurbitacin C6 and C7 exhibited significant inhibition on HepG2 cell line. Cucumber is an important source of specialized metabolites in the food and medicinal industries.
Article
Plant Sciences
Yanyan Liu, Shaoyun Dong, Shuang Wei, Weiping Wang, Han Miao, Kailiang Bo, Xingfang Gu, Shengping Zhang
Summary: This study identified a quantitative inherited heat tolerance QTL-qHT1.1 in adult cucumber, with marker HT-1 showing a high accuracy of 97.8% in heat-sensitive plants. Further sequence analysis revealed multiple genes possibly involved in heat tolerance. The study provides valuable markers for heat tolerance breeding in cucumber and lays the foundation for identifying heat-tolerant genes.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yuyang Si, Huaifu Fan, Hongjie Lu, Yapeng Li, Yuting Guo, Chen Liu, Li'ang Chai, Changxia Du
Summary: In this study, CsPP2-A1 interfering cucumber was obtained by genetic transformation methods and its phenotypic changes and physiological indicators were compared with wild-type cucumber and CsPP2-A1-overexpressing cucumber under salt stress. The results showed that CsPP2-A1 interfering cucumber exhibited weaker salt tolerance, while CsPP2-A1-overexpressing cucumber showed robust salt tolerance. These findings provided evidence for the function of CsPP2-A1 in enhancing plant salt tolerance and will serve as a reference for future salt-tolerant cucumber genetic manipulation.
PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Qiushui Wang, Xin Zhou, Yue Liu, Yan Han, Jia Zuo, Jie Deng, Liyan Yuan, Lijuan Gao, Wenbo Bai
Summary: This study showed that the application of mixed oligosaccharides had significant effects on the bacterial communities in cucumber plants' phyllosphere, rhizosphere, and bulk soil. The presence of mixed oligosaccharides increased the abundance of potential growth-promoting bacteria and altered bacterial interaction networks, leading to improved plant growth and yield.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Plant Sciences
Qiumin Chen, Guangchao Yu, Xiangyu Wang, Xiangnan Meng, Chunmao Lv
Summary: Powdery mildew resistance in cucumbers has been a challenging topic due to unclear inheritance patterns, but recent advances in understanding defense-related genes and signaling pathways have shed light on this issue. Cloning of PM resistance genes and verification of their functions in cucumbers have provided valuable insights for breeding resistant cucumber varieties. The novel discoveries in molecular mechanisms of PM resistance have laid a foundation for further research and breeding efforts.
JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jie Ren, Lu Yang, Ruifang Cao, Yidan Wang, Can Zhang, Xuejing Yu, Wendi Meng, Xueling Ye
Summary: Metabolome and transcriptome analyses were conducted on the fruit peels of self-rooted cucumber plants and cucumber plants grafted with white seed pumpkin. Differential metabolites and differentially expressed genes were identified between the two groups. These genes were enriched in pathways related to plant hormone signal transduction, cutin, suberin, wax biosynthesis, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, and zeatin biosynthesis. Six candidate genes related to the synthesis of glycitein, kaempferol, and homoeriodictyol were identified, and TCP and WRKY transcription factors were found to be potentially important in driving the transcriptional changes. This study provides a foundation for understanding the biosynthesis and regulation of wax loss and quality in grafted cucumbers and sheds light on the molecular mechanisms of grafting onto cucumber fruit.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Tao Wang, Xiaohong Lu, Chenggang Xiang, Xiaojun Li, Wenqian Liu, Qing Wang, Zixi Liu, Lihong Gao, Wenna Zhang
Summary: This study identified 221 CsaP450 genes in the cucumber genome and found that 15 of them can be systemically transported in graft experiments, showing specific enrichment in oxidoreductase activity and secondary metabolic pathways. Comparison with other plants revealed differences in the structures and motifs of these cucumber CsaP450 genes.
HORTICULTURAL PLANT JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jie Wang, Pingping Tian, Jiaju Sun, Bairu Li, Jingyu Jia, Jiangfeng Yuan, Xin Li, Shaobin Gu, Xinyue Pang
Summary: Trypsin has new activity in scavenging superoxide anion and generating hydrogen peroxide, significantly improving the storage quality of C. sativus. Integrated analysis of wide-targeted metabolomics and transcriptomics revealed the mechanism of trypsin-induced resistance in fruits and vegetables, identifying key genes and pathways involved in phenylpropanoid biosynthesis regulated by trypsin.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Yuting Yang, Wanyu Xue, Panpan Chen, Xin Yuan, Xvzhen Li, Tingting Zhang, Shuxia Chen
Summary: GRX genes play important roles in plant development and stress responses. In cucumber, CC-type GRX genes show conserved expression patterns in response to various stresses, including salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, high temperatures, and salt stress. Subcellular localization studies suggest some CsGRX proteins are located in the nucleus. Heterologous expression of CsGRX4 in Arabidopsis results in salt sensitivity, with transgenic lines showing reduced seed germination and root growth under salt stress.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zili Feng, Fenghua Zheng, Silin Wu, Rui Li, Yue Li, Jiaxin Zhong, Hongbo Zhao
Summary: This study identified the key role of vacuolar invertase CsVI1 in cucumber seedlings, showing its ability to enhance hexose accumulation under low temperature stress and improve cold tolerance. This provides insights into the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of VI function in cucumber, highlighting its importance in plant responses to abiotic stress.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Se Ji Jang, Hyun Hwa Park, Yong In Kuk
Summary: This study investigated the effects of changes in application methods, timing, and extract combinations on cucumber growth and yield, as well as the impact on chlorophyll levels, photosynthetic efficiency, mineral nutrition, and various compounds in cucumbers. The results showed that application of different extracts had varied effects on cucumber plants, but overall did not have negative impacts on primary and secondary substances in the plants.
Article
Horticulture
Nana Xu, Xiaoxia Fang, Kuixi Xie, Siyuan Cheng, Yueling Wang, Seng Yang, Huayu Zhu, Shouru Sun, Yiqun Weng, Luming Yang
Summary: Organ size, especially fruit size, is an economically important trait in cucumber. The littleleaf mutation affects organ size and encodes a defective protein, but the regulatory mechanisms are largely unknown. Near isogenic lines (NIL) were developed to explore the function of the mutated gene and its regulatory network. Transcriptome profiling and phytohormone assays indicated that auxin and cytokinin play important roles in regulating fruit growth.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Monika Vats, Shruti Bhardwaj, Arvind Chhabra
Summary: This study reports the green synthesis of Copper Oxide-Cucumber nanoparticles with significant antibacterial, antifungal, and UV-radiation protection properties, as well as minimal cellular toxicity. When incorporated in skin cream, these nanoparticles exhibit skin rejuvenating effects, indicating potential applications in cosmetics and dermatology.
ENDOCRINE METABOLIC & IMMUNE DISORDERS-DRUG TARGETS
(2021)
