Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET) is thought to be involved in fruit softening throughdisassembly of xyloglucan, which is the predominant hemicellulose of cell wall. To study the relationshipbetween fruit softenin...Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET) is thought to be involved in fruit softening throughdisassembly of xyloglucan, which is the predominant hemicellulose of cell wall. To study the relationshipbetween fruit softening and XET during banana (Musa acuminata Colla cv. Grand Nain) fruit ripening, a fulllength cDNA (1 095 bp) encoding an XET, MA-XET1, was isolated from ripening banana fruit using RT-PCRand RACE-PCR (rapid amplification of cDNA ends) methods. Sequence analysis showed that the cDNAcontains 5' untranslated region of 66 bp, 3' untranslated region of 189 bp and ORF of 840 bp, encoding apredicted polypeptide of 280 amino acids, including DE|DFEFL motif, which is a presumptive catalyticdomain conserved in XETs. DNA gel blot analysis demonstrated that MA-XET1 is encoded by a multi-copyfamily in the banana genome. RNA gel blot analysis revealed that the level of MA-XET1 transcript in thepulp was undetectable, increased and decreased slightly at the preclimacteric, climacteric and postclimactericstages, respectively. In the peel, accumulation of MA-XET1 transcript was low, increased dramatically andthen decreased rapidly, at preclimacteric, climacteric and postclimacteric stages, respectively. Treatmentof fruit with propylene, an analog of ethylene, decreased the firmness and enhanced the accumulation ofMA-XET1 transcript in the peel and pulp. These results suggest that MA-XET1 is involved in softening ofthe peel and pulp during banana fruit ripening and its expression is regulated by ethylene at transcriptionallevel.展开更多
Influences of propylene treatment on fruit softening and ethylene biosynthesis of persimmon genotype, 'Hiratanenashi' were investigated. The treatment with propylene could accelerate the softening and enhance ...Influences of propylene treatment on fruit softening and ethylene biosynthesis of persimmon genotype, 'Hiratanenashi' were investigated. The treatment with propylene could accelerate the softening and enhance ethylene biosynthesis, with higher sensitivity of immature fruit to the propylene was consistent with mRNA increase derived from transcription of ACS and ACO genes. Furthermore, ethylene synthesis increase in immature fruits was controlled and regulated mainly by DK-ACS1, DK-ACS2, DK-ACO1 and DK-ACO2, but regulated only by DK-ACS1 and DK-ACO1 in mature fruits.展开更多
文摘Xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET) is thought to be involved in fruit softening throughdisassembly of xyloglucan, which is the predominant hemicellulose of cell wall. To study the relationshipbetween fruit softening and XET during banana (Musa acuminata Colla cv. Grand Nain) fruit ripening, a fulllength cDNA (1 095 bp) encoding an XET, MA-XET1, was isolated from ripening banana fruit using RT-PCRand RACE-PCR (rapid amplification of cDNA ends) methods. Sequence analysis showed that the cDNAcontains 5' untranslated region of 66 bp, 3' untranslated region of 189 bp and ORF of 840 bp, encoding apredicted polypeptide of 280 amino acids, including DE|DFEFL motif, which is a presumptive catalyticdomain conserved in XETs. DNA gel blot analysis demonstrated that MA-XET1 is encoded by a multi-copyfamily in the banana genome. RNA gel blot analysis revealed that the level of MA-XET1 transcript in thepulp was undetectable, increased and decreased slightly at the preclimacteric, climacteric and postclimactericstages, respectively. In the peel, accumulation of MA-XET1 transcript was low, increased dramatically andthen decreased rapidly, at preclimacteric, climacteric and postclimacteric stages, respectively. Treatmentof fruit with propylene, an analog of ethylene, decreased the firmness and enhanced the accumulation ofMA-XET1 transcript in the peel and pulp. These results suggest that MA-XET1 is involved in softening ofthe peel and pulp during banana fruit ripening and its expression is regulated by ethylene at transcriptionallevel.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30170662).
文摘Influences of propylene treatment on fruit softening and ethylene biosynthesis of persimmon genotype, 'Hiratanenashi' were investigated. The treatment with propylene could accelerate the softening and enhance ethylene biosynthesis, with higher sensitivity of immature fruit to the propylene was consistent with mRNA increase derived from transcription of ACS and ACO genes. Furthermore, ethylene synthesis increase in immature fruits was controlled and regulated mainly by DK-ACS1, DK-ACS2, DK-ACO1 and DK-ACO2, but regulated only by DK-ACS1 and DK-ACO1 in mature fruits.
