Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fruit development, maturation and ripening consists of a complex series of biochemical and physiological changes that in climacteric fruits, including apple and tomato, are coordinated by the gaseous hormone ethylene. These changes l...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fruit development, maturation and ripening consists of a complex series of biochemical and physiological changes that in climacteric fruits, including apple and tomato, are coordinated by the gaseous hormone ethylene. These changes lead to final fruit quality and understanding of the functional machinery underlying these processes is of both biological and practical importance. To date many reports have been made on the analysis of gene expression in apple. In this study we focused our investigation on the role of ethylene during apple maturation, specifically comparing transcriptomics of normal ripening with changes resulting from application of the hormone receptor competitor 1-Methylcyclopropene.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>To gain insight into the molecular process regulating ripening in apple, and to compare to tomato (model species for ripening studies), we utilized both homologous and heterologous (tomato) microarray to profile transcriptome dynamics of genes involved in fruit development and ripening, emphasizing those which are ethylene regulated.</p> <p>The use of both types of microarrays facilitated transcriptome comparison between apple and tomato (for the later using data previously published and available at the TED: tomato expression database) and highlighted genes conserved during ripening of both species, which in turn represent a foundation for further comparative genomic studies.</p> <p>The cross-species analysis had the secondary aim of examining the efficiency of heterologous (specifically tomato) microarray hybridization for candidate gene identification as related to the ripening process. The resulting transcriptomics data revealed coordinated gene expression during fruit ripening of a subset of ripening-related and ethylene responsive genes, further facilitating the analysis of ethylene response during fruit maturation and ripening.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our combined strategy based on microarray hybridization enabled transcriptome characterization during normal climacteric apple ripening, as well as definition of ethylene-dependent transcriptome changes. Comparison with tomato fruit maturation and ethylene responsive transcriptome activity facilitated identification of putative conserved orthologous ripening-related genes, which serve as an initial set of candidates for assessing conservation of gene activity across genomes of fruit bearing plant species.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c70f62c53b08463c8e5006d0124fd1c92022-12-21T23:14:01ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292010-10-0110122910.1186/1471-2229-10-229Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripeningSansavini SilvieroMusacchi StefanoSerra SaraGianfranceschi LucaSoglio ValeriaSchouten HenkAlba RobCosta FabrizioCosta GuglielmoFei ZhangjunGiovannoni James<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fruit development, maturation and ripening consists of a complex series of biochemical and physiological changes that in climacteric fruits, including apple and tomato, are coordinated by the gaseous hormone ethylene. These changes lead to final fruit quality and understanding of the functional machinery underlying these processes is of both biological and practical importance. To date many reports have been made on the analysis of gene expression in apple. In this study we focused our investigation on the role of ethylene during apple maturation, specifically comparing transcriptomics of normal ripening with changes resulting from application of the hormone receptor competitor 1-Methylcyclopropene.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>To gain insight into the molecular process regulating ripening in apple, and to compare to tomato (model species for ripening studies), we utilized both homologous and heterologous (tomato) microarray to profile transcriptome dynamics of genes involved in fruit development and ripening, emphasizing those which are ethylene regulated.</p> <p>The use of both types of microarrays facilitated transcriptome comparison between apple and tomato (for the later using data previously published and available at the TED: tomato expression database) and highlighted genes conserved during ripening of both species, which in turn represent a foundation for further comparative genomic studies.</p> <p>The cross-species analysis had the secondary aim of examining the efficiency of heterologous (specifically tomato) microarray hybridization for candidate gene identification as related to the ripening process. The resulting transcriptomics data revealed coordinated gene expression during fruit ripening of a subset of ripening-related and ethylene responsive genes, further facilitating the analysis of ethylene response during fruit maturation and ripening.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Our combined strategy based on microarray hybridization enabled transcriptome characterization during normal climacteric apple ripening, as well as definition of ethylene-dependent transcriptome changes. Comparison with tomato fruit maturation and ethylene responsive transcriptome activity facilitated identification of putative conserved orthologous ripening-related genes, which serve as an initial set of candidates for assessing conservation of gene activity across genomes of fruit bearing plant species.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/229 |
| spellingShingle | Sansavini Silviero Musacchi Stefano Serra Sara Gianfranceschi Luca Soglio Valeria Schouten Henk Alba Rob Costa Fabrizio Costa Guglielmo Fei Zhangjun Giovannoni James Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening BMC Plant Biology |
| title | Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening |
| title_full | Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening |
| title_fullStr | Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening |
| title_full_unstemmed | Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening |
| title_short | Use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening |
| title_sort | use of homologous and heterologous gene expression profiling tools to characterize transcription dynamics during apple fruit maturation and ripening |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/10/229 |
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