Ethylene‐Activated E3 Ubiquitin Ligase MdEAEL1 Promotes Apple Fruit Softening by Facilitating the Dissociation of Transcriptional Repressor Complexes

• Published in: Advanced science Vol. 12; no. 22; pp. e2417393 - n/a
• Main Authors: Li, Tong, Liu, Li, Yang, Guangxin, Cai, Yingcong, Wang, Yingda, Sun, Bowen, Sun, Le, Liu, Weiting, Wang, Aide
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: apple fruit; Epigenetics; ethylene; Ethylenes - metabolism; Fruit - genetics; Fruit - metabolism; fruit softening; Fruits; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - genetics; Genes; Malus - genetics; Malus - metabolism; Phosphorylation; Plant growth; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plasmids; Proteins; Senescence; Transcription factors; Transcription Factors - genetics; Transcription Factors - metabolism; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases - genetics; Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases - metabolism; Yeast; fruit softening; ethylene; apple fruit

Fruit of most apple varieties soften after harvest, and although the hormone ethylene is known to induce softening, the associated pathway is not well resolved. In this study, it is determined that MdEAEL1 (Ethylene‐activated E3 ubiquitin Like 1) is specifically expressed during apple fruit postharv...