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

The strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa) fruit-specific rhamnogalacturonate lyase 1 (FaRGLyase1) gene encodes an enzyme involved in the degradation of cell-wall middle lamellae

(2013) Francisco J. Molina-Hidalgo et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Down-regulation of POLYGALACTURONASE1 alters firmness, tensile strength and water loss in apple (Malus x domestica) fruit

(2012) Ross G Atkinson et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Structural characterization of cell wall pectin fractions in ripe strawberry fruits using AFM

(2012) Sara Posé et al.   CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS

Effect of simultaneous down-regulation of pectate lyase and endo-β-1,4-glucanase genes on strawberry fruit softening

(2012) Sabry M. Youssef et al.   MOLECULAR BREEDING

Changes in cell wall polysaccharides and cell wall degrading enzymes during ripening of Fragaria chiloensis and Fragaria ×ananassa fruits

(2010) Carlos R. Figueroa et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Antisense Down-Regulation of the FaPG1 Gene Reveals an Unexpected Central Role for Polygalacturonase in Strawberry Fruit Softening

(2009) M. A. Quesada et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Antisense inhibition of a pectate lyase gene supports a role for pectin depolymerization in strawberry fruit softening

(2008) N. Santiago-Domenech et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Fruit yield and quality of strawberry plants transformed with a fruit specific strawberry pectate lyase gene

(2008) Sabry M. Youssef et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Polygalacturonase activity and expression of related genes during ripening of strawberry cultivars with contrasting fruit firmness

(2007) Natalia M. Villarreal et al.   POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY

Cell wall modifications during fruit ripening: when a fruit is not the fruit

(2007) L GOULAO et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY