Transcriptomic insights into citrus segment membrane's cell wall components relating to fruit sensory texture.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During fresh fruit consumption, sensory texture is one factor that affects the organoleptic qualities. Chemical components of plant cell walls, including pectin, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, play central roles in determining the textural qualities. To explore the genes and regulatory pathways involved in fresh citrus' perceived sensory texture, we performed mRNA-seq analyses of the segment membranes of two citrus cultivars, Shiranui and Kiyomi, with different organoleptic textures.

Results

Segment membranes were sampled at two developmental stages of citrus fruit, the beginning and end of the expansion period. More than 3000 differentially expressed genes were identified. The gene ontology analysis revealed that more categories were significantly enriched

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5914067 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature