Journal
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume 197, Issue 2, Pages 468-480Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12032
Keywords
cutin; CYP86A69; epidermal cell patterning; Solanum lycopersicum; surface architecture; transcriptional regulation; wax
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- Israel Science Foundation
- European Research Council (ERC) project SAMIT
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche (SUIT project) [ANR-09-KBBE-006-001]
- NSF Plant Genome Research Program [DBI-0606595]
- United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund [IS-4234-09]
- CUAES-Hatch grant [NYC-18442]
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Fleshy tomato fruit typically lacks stomata; therefore, a proper cuticle is particularly vital for fruit development and interaction with the surroundings. Here, we characterized the tomato SlSHINE3 (SlSHN3) transcription factor to extend our limited knowledge regarding the regulation of cuticle formation in fleshy fruits. We created SlSHN3 overexpressing and silenced plants, and used them for detailed analysis of cuticular lipid compositions, phenotypic characterization, and the study on the mode of SlSHN3 action. Heterologous expression of SlSHN3 in Arabidopsis phenocopied overexpression of the Arabidopsis SHNs. Silencing of SlSHN3 results in profound morphological alterations of the fruit epidermis and significant reduction in cuticular lipids. We demonstrated that SlSHN3 activity is mediated by control of genes associated with cutin metabolism and epidermal cell patterning. As with SlSHN3 RNAi lines, mutation in the SlSHN3 target gene, SlCYP86A69, resulted in severe cutin deficiency and altered fruit surface architecture. In vitro activity assays demonstrated that SlCYP86A69 possesses NADPH-dependent x-hydroxylation activity, particularly of C18:1 fatty acid to the 18-hydroxyoleic acid cutin monomer. This study provided insights into transcriptional mechanisms mediating fleshy fruit cuticle formation and highlighted the link between cutin metabolism and the process of fruit epidermal cell patterning.
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