期刊
POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
卷 56, 期 2, 页码 147-154出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2009.12.003
关键词
Cell wall enzyme activity; Fruit softening; Gene expression; Malus domestica Borkh.; Regulation
资金
- National Science Technology [2007BA79B05]
To elucidate the roles of cell wall-modifying enzymes in apple fruit, we investigated the activity and gene expression of beta-galactosidase (beta-Gal), alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase (alpha-L-Af), polygalacturonase (PG), and pectin methylesterase (PME). Their regulation by ethylene and cold storage (0 degrees C) was also assessed. 'Golden Delicious' and 'Fuji' fruit showed differences in their rates of respiration and decline of firmness, as well as demonstrating unique regulated effects. Activities of beta-Gal and alpha-L-Af were higher in 'Golden Delicious' than in 'Fuji' fruit, although both had similar patterns of change. They were dramatically inhibited by 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and 0 degrees C, and enhanced by exposure to ethephon, with stronger response in 'Golden Delicious' fruit. Gene expression of cell wall enzymes also was significantly affected by 0 degrees C, 1-MCP, and ethephon. The difference in alpha-L-Af expression among treatments in 'Golden Delicious' was more significant than in 'Fuji' fruit, especially early in storage. In contrast, expression of beta-Gal was inhibited by 1-MCP at early stages in 'Golden Delicious' fruit and over the entire storage period in 'Fuji' fruit, and was significantly enhanced by ethephon treatment in the former but only slightly in the latter. At 0 degrees C, beta-Gal mRNA accumulation was inhibited in both cultivars. PG and PME activities increased during softening, and differed at different stages for each cultivar, and were obviously regulated by ethylene and 0 degrees C. PME expression was higher in 'Golden Delicious' fruit, with far greater differences between cultivars than that detected for PG. Both PME and PG mRNA were more intensively influenced by ethylene and cold storage in 'Golden Delicious' fruit. The results confirm that cell wall enzymes play an important role in fruit softening. Of these, beta-Gal and alpha-L-Af may be more closely related to the storability of apples than PG and PME, especially when fruit ripening and softening begin. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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