A tomato LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES transcription factor, <i>SlLOB1</i> , predominantly regulates cell wall and softening components of ripening
Yanna Shi, Julia Vrebalov, Hui Zheng, Yimin Xu, Yin X, Wenli Liu, Zimeng Liu, Iben Sørensen, Guanqing Su, Qiyue Ma, Daniel Evanich, Jocelyn K. C. Rose, Zhangjun Fei, Joyce Van Eck, Theodore W. Thannhauser, Kunsong Chen, James J. Giovannoni
Abstract
Significance A tomato fruit ripening–specific transcription factor, SlLOB1 predominantly influences fruit cell wall–related gene regulation and textural changes during fruit maturation and thus is distinct from broadly acting ripening transcription factors described to date that influence many ripening processes. As such, SlLOB1 is an intermediate regulator primarily influencing a physiological subdomain of the overall ripening transition.
Topics & Concepts
RipeningTranscription factorSofteningCell biologyBiologyRegulatorTranscription (linguistics)GeneBotanyBiochemistryLinguisticsMathematicsStatisticsPhilosophyPostharvest Quality and Shelf Life ManagementPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPlant Gene Expression Analysis