Transcription Factor CitERF16 Is Involved in Citrus Fruit Sucrose Accumulation by Activating CitSWEET11d.

ABSTRACT: Sugars are the primary products of photosynthesis and play an important role in plant growth and development. They contribute to sweetness and flavor of fleshy fruits and are pivotal to fruit quality, and their translocation and allocation are mainly dependent on sugar transporters. Genome-wide characterization of Satsuma mandarin identified eighteen SWEET family members that encode transporters which facilitate diffusion of sugar across cell membranes. Analysis of the expression profiles in tissues of mandarin fruit at different developmental stages showed that CitSWEET11d transcripts were significantly correlated with sucrose accumulation. Further studies indicated that overexpression of CitSWEET11d in citrus callus and tomato fruit showed a higher sucrose level comp

SUBMITTER: Hu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8733390 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature