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Induced mutations in tomato SlExp1 alter cell wall metabolism and delay fruit softening.
Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 1 Jan 2016
Minoia Silvia, Boualem Adnane, Marcel Fabien, Troadec Christelle, Quemener Bernard, Cellini Francesco, Petrozza Angelo, Vigouroux Jacqueline, Lahaye Marc, Carriero Filomena, Bendahmane Abdelhafid
Abstract excerpt
Fruit ripening and softening are key traits for many fleshy fruit. Since cell walls play a key role in the softening process, expansins have been investigated to control fruit over ripening and deterioration. In tomato, expression of Expansin 1 gene, SlExp1, during fruit ripening was associated with fruit softening. To engineer tomato plants with long shelf life, we screened for mutant plants impaired in SlExp1...
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