Changxia Li, Xuemei Hou, Zongxi Zhao, Huwei Liu, Panpan Huang, Meimei Shi, Xuetong Wu, Rong Gao, Zhiya Liu, Lijuan Wei, Yihua Li, Weibiao Liao
In tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), the ripening of fruit is regulated by the selective expression of ripening-related genes, and this procedure is controlled by transcription factors (TFs). In the various plant-specific TF families, the no apical meristem (NAM), Arabidopsis thaliana activating factor 1/2 (ATAF1/2), and cup-shaped cotyledon 2 (CUC2; NAC) TF family stands out and plays a significant function in plant physiological activities, such as fruit ripening (FR). Despite the numerous genes of NAC found in the tomato genome, limited information is available on the effects of NAC members on FR, and there is also a lack of studies on their target genes...
April 23, 2024: Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters