Microarray analysis of ripening tomato fruits with RNAi knockdown of a direct RIN-target GRAS family gene
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ABSTRACT: The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) MADS-box transcription factor RIPENING INHIBITOR (RIN) acts as a master regulator of tomato fruit ripening. We previously identified a direct RIN target gene Solyc07g052960, which encodes a putative GRAS family protein belonging to the SHORT-ROOT (SHR) branch, but its role was unknown. RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated gene silencing reduced Solyc07g052960 expression in transgenic fruits, but the fruits appeared to ripen normally. However, the transgenic fruits at the ripening stage showed a marked decrease of the expression levels of several ripening-induced genes, especially involved in cell wall modification and secondary metabolism. This suggests that Solyc07g052960 participates in the regulation of these processes as one component of the RIN-activated transcriptional cascade regulating fruit ripening in tomato.
ORGANISM(S): Solanum lycopersicum
PROVIDER: GSE45658 | GEO | 2014/03/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA195565
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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