Article
Interaction of two MADS-box genes leads to growth phenotype divergence of all-flesh type of tomatoes.
Nature communications - 25 Nov 2021
Huang Baowen, Hu Guojian, Wang Keke, Frasse Pierre, Maza Elie, Djari Anis, Deng Wei, Pirrello Julien, Burlat Vincent, Pons Clara, Granell Antonio, Li Zhengguo, van der Rest Benoît, Bouzayen Mondher
Abstract excerpt
All-flesh tomato cultivars are devoid of locular gel and exhibit enhanced firmness and improved postharvest storage. Here, we show that SlMBP3 is a master regulator of locular tissue in tomato fruit and that a deletion at the gene locus underpins the All-flesh trait. Intriguingly, All-flesh varieties lack the deleterious phenotypes reported previously for SlMBP3 under-expressing lines and which preclude any...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.