Transcriptomic analysis during fruit ripening of cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme)
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Project description:The study of climacteric fruit ripening in tomato has been facilitated by the spontaneous ripening mutants Colorless non-ripening (Cnr), non-ripening (nor), and ripening inhibitor (rin). These mutants effect the genes encoding ripening transcription factors (TFs) SPL-CNR, NAC-NOR, and MADS-RIN causing pleiotropic defects to the ripening program. Here, we demonstrate that some ripening processes occur in the mutant fruit but at later stages of development compared to the wild type. The rin and nor mutant fruit exhibit similar quality traits to wildtype at later stages of ripening and senescence and delayed expression of ripening-associated genes. In addition, we propose that the Cnr mutant has a broader range of effects to fruit development than just fruit ripening. Cnr fruit show distinct differences from wild type in ripening phenotypic traits and gene expression profiles prior to the initiation of ripening. We provide new evidence that some mutants can produce more ethylene than basal levels and demonstrate ABA accumulation is also affected by the mutations. Studies have examined the relationship between the CNR, RIN, and NOR TFs based on protein-protein interactions and transcriptional regulation during fruit ripening. We describe the genetic interactions affecting specific fruit traits by using homozygous double mutants. Cnr predominantly influences the phenotype of the Cnr/nor and Cnr/rin double mutants but additional defects beyond either single mutation is evident in the transcriptome of the Cnr/nor double mutant. Our reevaluation of the Cnr, nor, and rin mutants provides new insights the utilization of the mutants in breeding and studying fruit development.
2020-12-24 | GSE163745 | GEO
Project description:Transcription factors (TFs) are important regulators of plant growth and development and responses to stresses. TFs themselves are also susceptible to multiple post-translational modifications (PTMs). Relatively, redox-mediated PTM of TFs in plants is not well elucidated. Here, we found that NON-RIPENING (NOR), a master TF regulating tomato fruit ripening, is a target of SlMsrE4 or SlMsrB2, the methionine sulfoxide reductase A and B in tomato, respectively. Methionine oxidation in NOR, i.e. sulfoxidation, or mimicking sulfoxidation by mutating Met138 to glutamine, leads to the decreased DNA-binding capacity and transcriptional regulatory activity in vitro. On the other hand, SlMsrE4 and SlMsrB2 can partially repair oxidized-NOR and restore its DNA-binding capacity. Genetic transformation of the nor mutant with NOR genomic DNA almost completely rescues the ripening phenotype. However, transformation of nor with NOR-M138Q, the mimicked methionine sulfoxidation, inhibits the restore of fruit ripening phenotype, and this is associated with the decreased DNA-binding and transcriptional activation of numerous ripening-related genes. Taken together, these findings uncover a novel mechanism by which Msr-mediated redox modification of NOR regulates the expression of ripening-related genes, thereby influencing tomato fruit ripening. To our knowledge, this is the first report that redox modification of TF regulates fruit ripening. nor is a NOR mutant, the phenotype is obstructed by maturity; NOR-12 is a rotational NOR in NOR mutant, the phenotype is a mature inhibition phenotype that basically restores nor mutant; Nor-18 is a rotation of NOR-M138Q in nor mutant, phenotype with the effect of restoring maturity, but the recovery efficiency is lower than the swing NOR.
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