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Stage- and Tissue-Specific Expression of Ethylene Receptor Homolog Genes during Fruit Development in Muskmelon1

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: We isolated two muskmelon (Cucumis melo) cDNA homologs of the Arabidopsis ethylene receptor genes ETR1 and ERS1 and designated them Cm-ETR1 (C. melo ETR1; accession no. AF054806) and Cm-ERS1 (C. melo ERS1; accession no. AF037368), respectively. Northern analysis revealed that the level of Cm-ERS1 mRNA in the pericarp increased in parallel with the increase in fruit size and then markedly decreased at the end of enlargement. In fully enlarged fruit the level of Cm-ERS1 mRNA was low in all tissues, whereas that of Cm-ETR1 mRNA was very high in the seeds and placenta. During ripening Cm-ERS1 mRNA increased slightly in the pericarp of fruit before the marked increase of Cm-ETR1 mRNA paralleled climacteric ethylene production. These results indicate that both Cm-ETR1 and Cm-ERS1 play specific roles not only in ripening but also in the early development of melon fruit and that they have distinct roles in particular fruit tissues at particular developmental stages.

Source: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

DOI: 10.1104/pp.120.1.321

Authors: Kumi Sato-Nara, Ken-Ichi Yuhashi, Katsumi Higashi, Kazushige Hosoya, Mitsuru Kubota, Hiroshi Ezura

Institution: Plant Biotechnology Institute, Ibaraki Agricultural Center

Language: English

Topic: Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2103123435