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HORTICULTURE RESEARCH
卷 8, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIV
DOI: 10.1038/s41438-021-00467-5
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- University of Verona
- Bando FSE-Assegni di Ricerca 2018 from Veneto Region
This study focused on the Vitis vinifera INNER NO OUTER (INO) gene as a candidate for seedless fruit production, based on an interesting case of seedless fruit production in the Annona squamosa crop species. The VviINO gene was found to play a crucial role in the formation of ovule outer integument and seed set, with similar activity and protein targets in grapevine as in Arabidopsis. The findings have potential implications for grapevine breeding.
Seedlessness represents a highly appreciated trait in table grapes. Based on an interesting case of seedless fruit production described in the crop species Annona squamosa, we focused on the Vitis vinifera INNER NO OUTER (INO) gene as a candidate. This gene encodes a transcription factor belonging to the YABBY family involved in the determination of abaxial identity in several organs. In Arabidopsis thaliana, this gene was shown to be essential for the formation and asymmetric growth of the ovule outer integument and its mutation leads to a phenotypic defect of ovules and failure in seed formation. In this study, we identified in silico the V. vinifera orthologue and investigated its phylogenetic relationship to INO genes from other species and its expression in different organs in seeded and seedless varieties. Applying cross-species complementation, we have tested its functionality in the Arabidopsis ino-1 mutant. We show that the V. vinifera INO successfully rescues the ovule outer integument growth and seeds set and also partially complements the outer integument asymmetric growth in the Arabidopsis mutant, differently from orthologues from other species. These data demonstrate that VviINO retains similar activity and protein targets in grapevine as in Arabidopsis. Potential implications for grapevine breeding are discussed.
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