The role of abscisic acid in regulating cucumber fruit development and ripening and its transcriptional regulation

Wang, Yanping; Ya, Wang; Jiao, Kai; Dai, Shengjie; Ying, Haoqiang; Sun, Liang; Li, Qian; Chen, Pei; Sun, Yufei; Duan, Chongwen; Wu, Yan; Luo, Hao; Zhang, Dian; Guo, Yang‐Dong; Leng, Ping

doi:10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.12.015

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“…Earlier, similar results have been reported and externally applied ABA has been found to elevate NCED gene expression and ABA synthesis in grapes (Wheeler et al, 2009), cucumber (Wang et al, 2013), and sweet cherry (Luo et al, 2014). Up-regulation of FaNCED1 expression by ABA has also been demonstrated in strawberry fruits (Chen et al, 2016; Medina-Puche et al, 2016) and it was suggested that the autocatalytic biosynthesis of ABA may be necessary for the induction of high increase in ABA production at fruit ripening (Medina-Puche et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 85%

“…The earlier reported contradictory results concerning the role of ABA as a regulator of anthocyanin accumulation among different Vaccinium fruits may reflect the differences among the species or a dose of ABA. Also, timing of ABA application has been reported to be critical in ripening promotion among other fruits (Soto et al, 2013; Wang et al, 2013; Luo et al, 2014). …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…ABA has been indicated as a ripening promoter in many non-climacteric fruits, such as strawberry (Jia et al, 2011; Li et al, 2011; Kadomura-Ishikawa et al, 2015), grape (Koyama et al, 2010; Jia et al, 2017), sweet cherry (Luo et al, 2014; Shen et al, 2014), cucumber (Wang et al, 2013), citrus (Zhang et al, 2014), pear (Dai et al, 2014), and litchi (Singh et al, 2014) but also for climacteric fruits, such as tomato, peach, melon, and mango (Zhang et al, 2009; Soto et al, 2013; Sun et al, 2013; Zaharah et al, 2013; Mou et al, 2015). The direct molecular level evidence for the role of ABA in fruit ripening was shown in strawberry by suppressing the expression of the key ABA biosynthetic gene, FaNCED1 , blocking ABA biosynthesis and leading to partly uncolored strawberry fruits that could be rescued by exogenous ABA (Jia et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Abscisic Acid Regulates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Gene Expression Associated With Cell Wall Modification in Ripening Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Fruits

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Ripening of non-climacteric bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit is characterized by a high accumulation of health-beneficial anthocyanins. Plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) and sucrose have been shown to be among the central signaling molecules coordinating non-climacteric fruit ripening and anthocyanin accumulation in some fruits such as strawberry. Our earlier studies have demonstrated an elevation in endogenous ABA level in bilberry fruit at the onset of ripening indicating a role for ABA in the regulation of bilberry fruit ripening. In the present study, we show that the treatment of unripe green bilberry fruits with exogenous ABA significantly promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis and accumulation both in fruits attached and detached to the plant. In addition, ABA biosynthesis inhibitor, fluridone, delayed anthocyanin accumulation in bilberries. Exogenous ABA also induced the expression of several genes involved in cell wall modification in ripening bilberry fruits. Furthermore, silencing of VmNCED1, the key gene in ABA biosynthesis, was accompanied by the down-regulation in the expression of key anthocyanin biosynthetic genes. In contrast, the treatment of unripe green bilberry fruits with exogenous sucrose or glucose did not lead to an enhancement in the anthocyanin accumulation neither in fruits attached to plant nor in post-harvest fruits. Moreover, sugars failed to induce the expression of genes associated in anthocyanin biosynthesis or ABA biosynthesis while could elevate expression of some genes associated with cell wall modification in post-harvest bilberry fruits. Our results demonstrate that ABA plays a major role in the regulation of ripening-related processes such as anthocyanin biosynthesis and cell wall modification in bilberry fruit, whereas sugars seem to have minor regulatory roles in the processes. The results indicate that the regulation of bilberry fruit ripening differs from strawberry that is currently considered as a model of non-climacteric fruit ripening. In this study, we also identified transcription factors, which expression was enhanced by ABA, as potential regulators of ABA-mediated bilberry fruit ripening processes.

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Abscisic Acid Regulates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Gene Expression Associated With Cell Wall Modification in Ripening Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Fruits

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“…Similarly, the accumulations of lutein and ␤-carotene contents were higher in the ABA, SA and ETH treatment, however, quite lower level in the JA treatment than control plants. This confirmed the results of Wang et al (2013) who also demonstrated that the transcript levels of carotenoid genes increased after ABA treatment. Kiddle et al (1994) reported that GSL biosynthesis is regulated by plant hormones, such as JA and SA, in B. napus.…”

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Exogenous phytohormones increase the accumulation of health-promoting metabolites, and influence the expression patterns of biosynthesis related genes and biological activity in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa spp. pekinensis)

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“…ABA content increases during maturation of both climacteric and non-climacteric fruits (McGlasson and Adato, 1976; Wang et al , 2013). In tomato, ABA accumulates just prior the production of ethylene and has been suggested to be required for normal initiation of tomato fruit ripening, while ethylene functions in later stages of that process (Zhang et al , 2009).…”

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The transcription factor AREB1 regulates primary metabolic pathways in tomato fruits

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Yáñez

Osorio

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The role of abscisic acid in regulating cucumber fruit development and ripening and its transcriptional regulation

Cited by 66 publications

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Abscisic Acid Regulates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Gene Expression Associated With Cell Wall Modification in Ripening Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Fruits

Abscisic Acid Regulates Anthocyanin Biosynthesis and Gene Expression Associated With Cell Wall Modification in Ripening Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Fruits

Exogenous phytohormones increase the accumulation of health-promoting metabolites, and influence the expression patterns of biosynthesis related genes and biological activity in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa spp. pekinensis)

The transcription factor AREB1 regulates primary metabolic pathways in tomato fruits

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