酚类化合物代谢中受UV-C辐照调控的转录因子的筛选

SlPAL5基因是酚类化合物代谢的关键基因。UV-C辐照可以有效提高番茄果实中酚类化合物的含量。因此研究调控SlPAL5基因表达的转录因子,对于进一步阐明UV-C诱导番茄果实酚类化合物合成的调控机制具有重要意义。文中通过构建番茄酵母单杂交文库,利用酵母单杂交技术筛选调控酚类化合物合成关键基因SlPAL5表达的转录因子。通过测序和Blast同源性分析得到转录因子SlERF7,并证实SlERF7可以与SlPAL5的启动子相互作用。另外,UV-C辐照可以显著提高SlERF7的表达水平。结果表明受UV-C辐照诱导的SlERF7可能参与了SlPAL5的转录调控,为研究UV-C诱导番茄果实酚类化合物合成的调控机制提供了基础。     

柑橘采后品质变化及保鲜技术研究进展

柑橘Citrus spp.是中国南方重要的热带、亚热带果树,其果实具有较高营养价值。然而,柑橘果实采后容易发生腐烂、失水、营养损失和病害,导致果实品质劣变,商品价值降低。本文就柑橘果实采后外观色泽,果实水分,果肉糖、酸、维生素C含量变化,果实病害青霉病、褐斑病、枯水病、油斑病发生,以及低温贮藏、热处理、短波紫外线(UV-C)照射、化学保鲜剂、生物技术保鲜等保鲜技术的研究进展进行综述,为提高柑橘保鲜效果、保持柑橘果实采后品质、延长果实保鲜期提供科学依据与生产实践指导。     

基于GC-MS分析短波紫外线处理采后香蕉挥发性组分

应用正交试验优化顶空固相微萃取(HS-SPME)萃取条件,研究经UV-C处理的采后香蕉挥发性组分的变化。通过单因素测定合适的萃取头、萃取前的超声时间、样品量和萃取温度,再利用正交试验获得SPME最佳的萃取参数。在此基础上,测定和鉴定UV-C处理组和对照组香蕉果肉的挥发性化合物,比较两者挥发性成分的差异,评价UV-C处理采后香蕉的香气效果。结果表明,最佳萃取参数为:超声时间20 min、样品量4.0 g、萃取温度50℃,在此条件下鉴定出两组香蕉果肉挥发性组分共169个,主要由酯、醛、酮、醇和其他组成,其中酯类有58个、醛类有34个、酮类有27个、醇类有17个、其他类有33个,UV-C组的总酯含量(76.61%±0.25%)高于对照组的总酯含量(75.98%±0.39%)。两组香蕉的差异代谢挥发性组分共有38个,其中含量下调的有34个,含量上调的有4个。综上分析,采后香蕉经UV-C处理,其挥发性组分会受到影响,但其特征酯类和总酯含量略有提高。香蕉的香气主要源于酯类,UV-C处理进行香蕉贮藏保鲜不仅不会造成香蕉香气下降,反而会使其香气略有增强。     

Exogenous sucrose treatment accelerates postharvest tomato fruit ripening through the influence on its metabolism and enhancing ethylene biosynthesis and signaling

The role of sucrose as a signal molecule in plants was in debate for a long time, until recently, it gradually becomes more prominently accepted. Sucrose plays roles in a vast array of developmental processes in plants, however, its function in fruit ripening has not been well elucidated. In this study, the influence of exogenous sucrose treatment (500 mM) on postharvest tomato fruit ripening was investigated. It was found that, in comparison with mannitol treatment (500 mM, set as control), sucrose accelerated the ripening process with higher levels of respiration rate and ethylene production during the storage. Sucrose treatment up-regulated its biosynthetic genes, whilst stimulated expressions of genes encoding degradation related enzymes in the fruits. However, higher sucrose content was observed in sucrose-treated fruits only in the first few days. In addition, sucrose application had minor effect on the contents of its degrading products, glucose and fructose. Moreover, exogenous sucrose treatment up-regulated expressions of ethylene biosynthetic genes, and promoted ethylene signal transduction via influencing critical genes of the signaling pathway in different patterns. These results indicate that sucrose stimulates tomato fruit ripening may through mediating its own metabolism, which facilitates nutrients fluxes and metabolic signaling molecules activation, and also by enhancing ethylene biosynthesis and signal transduction.     

Silencing of SlPL,which encodes a pectate lyase in tomato,confers enhanced fruit firmness,prolonged shelf‐life and reduced susceptibility to grey mould

Pectate lyase genes have been documented as excellent candidates for improvement of fruit firmness. However, implementation of pectate lyase in regulating fruit postharvest deterioration has not been fully explored. In this report, 22 individual pectate lyase genes in tomato were identified, and one pectate lyase gene SlPL (Solyc03g111690) showed dominant expression during fruit maturation. RNA interference of SlPL resulted in enhanced fruit firmness and changes in pericarp cells. More importantly, the SlPL‐RNAi fruit demonstrated greater antirotting and pathogen‐resisting ability. Compared to wild‐type, SlPL‐RNAi fruit had higher levels of cellulose and hemicellulose, whereas the level of water‐soluble pectin was lower. Consistent with this, the activities of peroxidase, superoxide dismutase and catalase were higher in SlPL‐RNAi fruit, and the malondialdehyde concentration was lower. RNA‐Seq results showed large amounts of differentially expressed genes involved in hormone signalling, cell wall modification, oxidative stress and pathogen resistance. Collectively, these data demonstrate that pectate lyase plays an important role in both fruit softening and pathogen resistance. This may advance knowledge of postharvest fruit preservation in tomato and other fleshy fruit.     

Malate plays a crucial role in starch metabolism, ripening, and soluble solid content of tomato fruit and affects postharvest softening

Despite the fact that the organic acid content of a fruit is regarded as one of its most commercially important quality traits when assessed by the consumer, relatively little is known concerning the physiological importance of organic acid metabolism for the fruit itself. Here, we evaluate the effect of modifying malate metabolism in a fruit-specific manner, by reduction of the activities of either mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase or fumarase, via targeted antisense approaches in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). While these genetic perturbations had relatively little effect on the total fruit yield, they had dramatic consequences for fruit metabolism, as well as unanticipated changes in postharvest shelf life and susceptibility to bacterial infection. Detailed characterization suggested that the rate of ripening was essentially unaltered but that lines containing higher malate were characterized by lower levels of transitory starch and a lower soluble sugars content at harvest, whereas those with lower malate contained higher levels of these carbohydrates. Analysis of the activation state of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase revealed that it correlated with the accumulation of transitory starch. Taken together with the altered activation state of the plastidial malate dehydrogenase and the modified pigment biosynthesis of the transgenic lines, these results suggest that the phenotypes are due to an altered cellular redox status. The combined data reveal the importance of malate metabolism in tomato fruit metabolism and development and confirm the importance of transitory starch in the determination of agronomic yield in this species.     

Genetic mapping of ripening and ethylene-related loci in tomato

 The regulation of tomato fruit development and ripening is influenced by a large number of loci as demonstrated by the number of existing non-allelic fruit development mutations and a multitude of genes showing ripening-related expression patterns. Furthermore, analysis of transgenic and naturally occurring tomato mutants confirms the pivotal role of the gaseous hormone ethylene in the regulation of climacteric ripening. Here we report RFLP mapping of 32 independent tomato loci corresponding to genes known or hypothesized to influence fruit ripening and/or ethylene response. Mapped ethylene-response sequences fall into the categories of genes involved in either hormone biosynthesis or perception, while additional ripening-related genes include those involved in cell-wall metabolism and pigment biosynthesis. The placement of ripening and ethylene-response loci on the tomato RFLP map will facilitate both the identification and exclusion of candidate gene sequences corresponding to identified single gene and quantitative trait loci contributing to fruit development and ethylene response. Received: 26 October 1998 / Accepted: 13 November 1998     

Microarray analysis of differentially expressed genes engaged in fruit development between table and wine grape

Microarray analysis of genes can provide individual gene-expression profiles and new insights for elucidating biological mechanisms responsible for fruit development. To obtain an overall view on expression profiles of metabolism-related genes involved in fruit development of table and wine grapes, a microarray system comprising 15,403 ESTs was used to compare the expressed genes. The expression patterns from the microarray analysis were validated with quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis of 18 selected genes of interest. During the entire fruit development stage, 2,493 genes exhibited at least 2.0-fold differences in expression levels with 1,244 genes being up-regulated and 1,249 being down-regulated. Following gene ontology analysis, only 929 differentially expressed (including 403 up-regulated and 526 down-regulated) genes were annotated in table and wine grapes. These differentially expressed genes were found to be mainly involved in carbohydrate metabolism, biosynthesis of secondary metabolites as well as energy, lipid and amino acid metabolism via KEGG. Our results provide new insights into the molecular mechanisms and expression profiles of genes in the fruit development stage of table and wine grapes.     

The combined effect of 1‐methylcyclopropene and citral suppressed postharvest grey mould of tomato fruit by inhibiting the growth of Botrytis cinerea

1‐Methylcyclopropene (1‐MCP, 1 μl/L) and 1 × minimum fungicidal concentration (MFC) citral alone and in combination were used to treat on postharvest tomato fruits to investigate their influence on disease incidence and postharvest quality during fruit storage, which were stored at 90%–95% relative humidity and 25 ± 2°C. Weight loss, pH, hue angle (Hue^°), total soluble solid (TSS), ascorbic acid content, firmness and antioxidant enzyme activities were evaluated after each storage period. 1 μl/L 1‐MCP or 1 × MFC citral reduced weight loss, retarded peel colour changes and retained postharvest fruit quality. 1 μl/L 1‐MCP + 1 × MFC citral could better maintain firmness and ascorbic acid content and increase antioxidant enzyme activities, compared to other treatments. Disease incidence of tomato fruit was significantly decreased, and spore germination and mycelia growth of Botrytis cinerea were suppressed by the combined treatment with 1 μl/L 1‐MCP and 1 × MFC citral. These results indicate that the combined treatment could effectively delay postharvest tomato fruits senescence and inhibit postharvest pathogens in vitro.     

Responsiveness of Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium to acute UV-C exposure: histo-cytochemistry of the injury and DNA damage

The in vivo and in vitro effects of UV-C (254 nm) exposure (0.039 watt . m(-2) . s for 2 h) of currant tomato (Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium), indigenous to Peru and Ecuador, were assayed. H(2)O(2) deposits, dead cells and DNA damage were localized, 12/24 h after irradiation, mainly in periveinal parenchyma of the 1st and 2nd order veins of the leaves, and before the appearance of visible symptoms, which occurred 48 h after irradiation. Cell death index was of 43.5 +/- 12% in exposed leaf tissues, 24 h after treatment. In currant tomato protoplasts, the percentage of viable cells dropped 1 h after UV-C irradiation from 97.42 +/- 2.1% to 43.38 +/- 4.2%. Afterwards, the protoplast viability progressively decreased to 40.16 +/- 7.25% at 2 h, to 38.31 +/- 6.9% at 4 h, and to 36.46 +/- 1.84% at 6 h after the exposure. The genotoxic impact of UV-C radiation on protoplasts was assessed with single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE, or comet assay). UV-C treatment greatly enhanced DNA migration, with 75.37 +/- 3.7% of DNA in the tail versus 7.88 +/- 5.5% in the case of untreated nuclei. Oxidative stress by H(2)O(2) used as a positive control, induced a similar damage on non-irradiated protoplasts, with 71.59 +/- 5.5% of DNA in the tail, whereas oxidative stress imposed on UV-C irradiated protoplasts slightly increased the DNA damage (85.13 +/- 4.1%). According to these results, SCGE of protoplasts could be an alternative to nuclei extraction directly from leaf tissues.     

CNR转录因子在番茄果实成熟过程中的功能

SPL转录因子在植物中广泛存在并参与植物生长、发育和成熟过程,CNR是SPL转录因子家族中的一个成员,其作用机制尚不清楚.通过RNA-seq、qRT-PCR和染色质免疫共沉淀技术(ChIP)确定转录因子CNR直接作用的新的靶基因,旨在揭示番茄果实成熟过程中CNR的转录调控网络.通过RNA-seq筛选出野生型AC和突变体...