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Null mutation of the MdACS3 gene, coding for a ripening-specific 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, leads to long shelf life in apple fruit.
Plant physiology - 1 Sept 2009
Wang Aide, Yamakake Junko, Kudo Hisayuki, Wakasa Yuhya, Hatsuyama Yoshimichi, Igarashi Megumi, Kasai Atsushi, Li Tianzhong, Harada Takeo
Abstract excerpt
Expression of MdACS1, coding for 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (ACS), parallels the level of ethylene production in ripening apple (Malus domestica) fruit. Here we show that expression of another ripening-specific ACS gene (MdACS3) precedes the initiation of MdACS1 expression by approximately 3 weeks; MdACS3 expression then gradually decreases as MdACS1 expression increases. Because MdACS3 expression...
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