Transcriptome analysis of peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) during the late stage of fruit ripening.

Transcriptome analysis of peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) during the late stage of fruit ripening.
Genet Mol Res. 2016 Dec 23;15(4):
Authors: Pan HF, Sheng Y, Gao ZH, Chen HL, Qi YJ, Yi XK, Qin GH, Zhang JY
Abstract
Fruit ripening is a complex developmental process, the details of which remain largely unknown in fleshy fruits. In this paper, the fruit flesh of two peach varieties, "Zhongyou9" (a nectarine; Prunus persica L. Batsch) and its mutant "Hongyu", was analyzed by RNA-seq technology during two stages of ripening at 20-day intervals. One hundred and eighty significant upregulated and two hundred and thirty-five downregulated genes were identified in the experiment. Many of these genes were related to plant hormones, chlorophyll breakdown, accumulation of aroma and flavor volatiles, and stress. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first transcriptome analysis of peach ripening, and our data will be useful for further studies of the molecular basis of fruit ripening.
PMID: 28081283 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Genetics and Molecular Research - December 22, 2016 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Pan HF, Sheng Y, Gao ZH, Chen HL, Qi YJ, Yi XK, Qin GH, Zhang JY Tags: Genet Mol Res Source Type: research