scholarly journals Identification of EIL and ERF Genes Related to Fruit Ripening in Peach

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (8) ◽  
pp. 2846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhou ◽  
Lei Zhao ◽  
Qiurui Yang ◽  
Mohamed Hamdy Amar ◽  
Collins Ogutu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Gene Families ◽  
Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽  
Ethylene Response Factor ◽  
Climacteric Fruit ◽  
Ethylene Response ◽  
Ear Motif ◽  
Softening Process ◽  
Insight Into

Peach (Prunus persica) is a climacteric fruit with a relatively short shelf life due to its fast ripening or softening process. Here, we report the association of gene families encoding ethylene insensitive-3 like (EIL) and ethylene response factor (ERF) with fruit ripening in peach. In total, 3 PpEILs and 12 PpERFs were highly expressed in fruit, with the majority showing a peak of expression at different stages. All three EILs could activate ethylene biosynthesis genes PpACS1 and PpACO1. One out of the 12 PpERFs, termed PpERF.E2, is a homolog of ripening-associated ERFs in tomato, with a consistently high expression throughout fruit development and an ability to activate PpACS1 and PpACO1. Additionally, four subgroup F PpERFs harboring the EAR repressive motif were able to repress the PpACO1 promoter but could also activate the PpACS1 promoter. Promoter deletion assay revealed that PpEILs and PpERFs could participate in transcriptional regulation of PpACS1 through either direct or indirect interaction with various cis-elements. Taken together, these results suggested that all three PpEILs and PpERF.E2 are candidates involved in ethylene biosynthesis, and EAR motif-containing PpERFs may function as activator or repressor of ethylene biosynthesis genes in peach. Our study provides an insight into the roles of EILs and ERFs in the fruit ripening process.

scholarly journals Role of ethylene response factors (ERFs) in fruit ripening

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Gao ◽  
Yaoxin Zhang ◽  
Zhengguo Li ◽  
Mingchun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Defense Responses ◽  
Ethylene Response Factor ◽  
Response Factors ◽  
Climacteric Fruit ◽  
Ethylene Response ◽  
Ethylene Signalling ◽  
Ethylene Response Factors ◽  
Flower Abscission

Abstract The ethylene response factors (ERFs) belong to the APETALA2/ethylene response factor (AP2/ERF) superfamily and act downstream of the ethylene signalling pathway to regulate the expression of ethylene responsive genes. In different species, ERFs have been reported to be involved in plant development, flower abscission, fruit ripening, and defense responses. In this review, based on the new progress made by recent studies, we summarize the specific role and mode of action of ERFs in regulating different aspects of ripening in both climacteric and non-climacteric fruits, and provide new insights into the role of ethylene in non-climacteric fruit ripening.

scholarly journals The NAM/ATAF1/2/CUC2 transcription factor PpNAC.A59 enhances PpERF.A16 expression to promote ethylene biosynthesis during peach fruit ripening

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Hua Guo ◽  
You-Jia Zhang ◽  
Jia-Long Yao ◽  
Zhi-Hua Xie ◽  
Yu-Yan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Genetic Network ◽  
Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽  
Ethylene Response Factor ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Peach Fruit ◽  
Climacteric Fruit ◽  
Exogenous Ethylene

AbstractPeach is a typical climacteric fruit that releases ethylene during fruit ripening. Several studies have been conducted on the transcriptional regulation of ethylene biosynthesis in peach fruit. Herein, an ethylene response factor, PpERF.A16, which was induced by exogenous ethylene, could enhance ethylene biosynthesis by directly inducing the expression of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase (PpACS1) and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase (PpACO1) genes. Moreover, the NAM/ATAF1/2/CUC2 (NAC) transcription factor (TF) PpNAC.A59 was coexpressed with PpERF.A16 in all tested peach cultivars. Interestingly, PpNAC.A59 can directly interact with the promoter of PpERF.A16 to induce its expression but not enhance LUC activity driven by any promoter of PpACS1 or PpACO1. Thus, PpNAC.A59 can indirectly mediate ethylene biosynthesis via the NAC-ERF signaling cascade to induce the expression of both PpACS1 and PpACO1. These results enrich the genetic network of fruit ripening in peach and provide new insight into the ripening mechanism of other perennial fruits.

scholarly journals Characterization and Transcript Profiling of PME and PMEI Gene Families during Peach Fruit Maturation

2017 ◽  
Vol 142 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunqing Zhu ◽  
Wenfang Zeng ◽  
Xiaobei Wang ◽  
Lei Pan ◽  
Liang Niu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Prunus Persica ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Pectin Methylesterase ◽  
Gene Families ◽  
Naphthaleneacetic Acid ◽  
Regulation Mechanism ◽  
Fruit Softening ◽  
Peach Fruit

Pectins are synthesized and secreted to the cell wall as highly methyl-esterified polymers and demethyl-esterified by pectin methylesterases (PMEs), which are regulated by pectin methylesterase inhibitors (PMEIs). PMEs and PMEIs are involved in pectin degradation during fruit softening; however, the roles of the PME and PMEI gene families during fruit softening remain unclear. Here, 71 PME and 30 PMEI genes were identified in the peach (Prunus persica) genome and shown to be unevenly distributed on all eight chromosomes. The 71 PME genes comprised 36 Type-1 PMEs and 35 Type-2 PMEs. Transcriptome analysis showed that 11 PME and 15 PMEI genes were expressed during fruit ripening in melting flesh (MF) and stony-hard (SH) peaches. Three PME and five PMEI genes were expressed at higher levels in MF than in SH fruit and exhibited softening-associated expression patterns. Upstream regulatory cis elements of these genes related to hormone response, especially naphthaleneacetic acid and ethylene, were investigated. One PME (Prupe.7G192800) and two PMEIs (Prupe.1G114500 and Prupe.2G279800), and their promoters were identified as potential targets for future studies on the biochemical metabolism and regulation of fruit ripening. The comprehensive data generated in this study will improve our understanding of the PME and PMEI gene families in peach. However, further detailed investigation is necessary to elucidate the biochemical function and regulation mechanism of the PME and PMEI genes during peach fruit ripening.

scholarly journals A Non-Climacteric Fruit Gene CaMADS-RIN Regulates Fruit Ripening and Ethylene Biosynthesis in Climacteric Fruit

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. e95559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tingting Dong ◽  
Guoping Chen ◽  
Shibing Tian ◽  
Qiaoli Xie ◽  
Wencheng Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽  
Climacteric Fruit

The ethylene response factor OsERF109 negatively affects ethylene biosynthesis and drought tolerance in rice

PROTOPLASMA ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 254 (1) ◽  
pp. 401-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanwen Yu ◽  
Dexin Yang ◽  
Shirong Zhou ◽  
Juntao Gu ◽  
Fengru Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drought Tolerance ◽  
Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽  
Ethylene Response Factor ◽  
Response Factor ◽  
Ethylene Response

scholarly journals Identification of a Gene Encoding Glutamate Decarboxylase Involved in the Postharvest Fruit Ripening Process in Banana

HortScience ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 49 (8) ◽  
pp. 1056-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Hu ◽  
Ju-Hua Liu ◽  
Xiao-Ying Yang ◽  
Jian-Bin Zhang ◽  
Cai-Hong Jia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Ethylene Production ◽  
Glutamate Decarboxylase ◽  
Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽  
Gene Encoding ◽  
Ripening Process ◽  
Climacteric Fruit ◽  
Genes Encoding ◽  
Postharvest Ripening ◽  
Exogenous Ethylene

The banana, a typical climacteric fruit, undergoes a postharvest ripening process followed by a burst in ethylene production that signals the beginning of the climacteric period. Postharvest ripening plays an important role in improving the quality of the fruit as well as limiting its shelf life. To investigate the role of glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) in climacteric ethylene biosynthesis and fruit ripening in postharvest banana, a GAD gene was isolated from banana, designated MuGAD. Coincidently with climacteric ethylene production, MuGAD expression as well as the expression of the genes encoding the Musa 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (MaACS1) and Musa 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase (MaACO1) greatly increased during natural ripening and in ethylene-treated banana. Moreover, ethylene biosynthesis, ripening progress, and MuGAD, MaACS1, and MaACO1 expression were enhanced by exogenous ethylene application and inhibited by 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP). Taken together, our results suggested that MuGAD is involved in the fruit ripening process in postharvest banana.

scholarly journals Brassinosteroids Suppress Ethylene Biosynthesis via Transcription Factor BZR1 in Pear and Apple Fruit

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yinglin Ji ◽  
Yi Qu ◽  
Zhongyu Jiang ◽  
Xin Su ◽  
Pengtao Yue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Ethylene Production ◽  
Plant Hormone ◽  
Expression Profiles ◽  
Acc Synthase ◽  
Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽  
Apple Fruit ◽  
Pear Fruit ◽  
Climacteric Fruit

ABSTRACTThe plant hormone ethylene is important for the ripening of climacteric fruit, such as pear (Pyrus ussuriensis), and the brassinosteroid (BR) class of phytohormones affects ethylene biosynthesis during ripening, although via an unknown molecular mechanism. Here, we observed that exogenous BR treatment suppressed ethylene production during pear fruit ripening, and that the expression of the transcription factor PuBZR1 was enhanced by epibrassinolide (EBR) treatment during pear fruit ripening. PuBZR1 was shown to interact with PuACO1, which converts 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) to ethylene, and suppress its activity. We also observed that BR-activated PuBZR1 bound to the promoters of PuACO1 and of PuACS1a, which encodes ACC synthase, and directly suppressed their transcription. Moreover, PuBZR1 suppressed the expression of transcription factor PuERF2 by binding its promoter, and PuERF2 bound to the promoters of PuACO1 and PuACS1a. We concluded that PuBZR1 indirectly suppresses the transcription of PuACO1 and PuACS1a through its regulation of PuERF2. Ethylene production and the expression profiles of the corresponding apple (Malus domestica) homologs showed similar changes following EBR treatment. Together, these results suggest that BR-activated BZR1 suppresses ACO1 activity and the expression of ACO1 and ACS1a, thereby reducing ethylene production during pear and apple fruit ripening. This likely represents a conserved mechanism by which exogenous BR suppresses ethylene biosynthesis during climacteric fruit ripening.One-sentence summaryBR-activated BZR1 suppresses ACO1 activity and expression of ACO1 and ACS1a, which encode two ethylene biosynthesis enzymes, thereby reducing ethylene production during pear and apple fruit ripening.

scholarly journals The Hevea brasiliensis AP2/ERF superfamily: from ethylene signalling to latex harvesting and physiological disease response

2016 ◽  
Vol 84 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Riza Arief PUTRANTO ◽  
Pascal MONTORO
Keyword(s):  
Hevea Brasiliensis ◽  
Ethylene Biosynthesis ◽  
Signalling Pathways ◽  
Ethylene Response Factor ◽  
Disease Response ◽  
Ethylene Response ◽  
Key Genes ◽  
Tapping Panel Dryness ◽  
Ethylene Signalling ◽  
Latex Production

Ethylene is a hormone known for its involvement in the process of latex harvesting in Hevea brasiliensis. It facilitates latex flow by activation of endogenous metabolism in the anastomosed latex cells called laticifers. In regard to its ambivalent role, ethylene is both favourable to the latex production and unfavourable, to a certain level, to the apparition of a physiological disease termed as tapping panel dryness (TPD). Comprehensive researches have been carried out to reveal the molecular actors in ethylene biosynthesis and signalling pathways in Hevea brasiliensis. One of the most important superfamily implicated as the last transcription factor known in plant ethylene signalling is the APETALA2/ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTOR (AP2/ERF). Currently, 114 unique sequences related to the Hevea AP2/ERF gene superfamily have been identified and characterized. Specific characterizations under the condition of harvesting stress and the occurrence of TPD have identified 36 gene expression markers (GEMs). Eighteen of these GEMs were predicted as ortholog with 19 Arabidopsis AP2/ERF genes. The characterization was mainly focused on transcriptional regulation, whilst potential post-transcriptional and post-translational regulations of HbAP2/ERF genes were formerly predicted. Three HbERF groups (HbERF-VII, HbERF-VIII and HbERF-IX) were hypothesized to have an important role in Hevea tolerance during latex production as they highly accumulated in laticifers and in response to multiple abiotic stresses. Further functional analysis of several key genes is suggested in order to fully understand the regulation of HbAP2/ERFs. Finally, the molecular markers for future Hevea breeding could be possibly developed from this superfamily.

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