Sucrose functions as a signal involved in the regulation of strawberry fruit development and ripening

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 198; no. 2; pp. 453 - 465
• Main Authors: Jia, Haifeng, Wang, Yuanhua, Sun, Mingzhu, Li, Bingbing, Han, Yu, Zhao, Yanxia, Li, Xingliang, Ding, Ning, Li, Chen, Ji, Wenlong, Jia, Wensuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England New Phytologist Trust 01.04.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Abscisic acid; abscisic acid (ABA); Abscisic Acid - metabolism; Accumulation; Analogs; Biosynthesis; climacteric fruits; Crosses, Genetic; ethylene; Fragaria - drug effects; Fragaria - genetics; Fragaria - growth & development; Fragaria - metabolism; Fragaria ananassa; Fruit - drug effects; Fruit - genetics; Fruit - growth & development; Fruit - metabolism; fruit development and ripening; Fruiting; Fruits; Gene expression; Gene expression regulation; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental - drug effects; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant - drug effects; Genes; Genes, Plant - genetics; growth and development; loss-of-function mutation; Membrane Transport Proteins - genetics; Membrane Transport Proteins - metabolism; Plant Proteins - genetics; Plant Proteins - metabolism; Plants; Ripening; RNA; RNA Interference - drug effects; RNA-mediated interference; signal; Signal Transduction - drug effects; Signal Transduction - genetics; Strawberries; strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa); Sucrose; Sucrose - metabolism; Sucrose - pharmacology; sucrose transporter; Sugars

Fleshy fruits are classically divided into climacteric and nonclimacteric types. It has long been thought that the ripening of climacteric and nonclimacteric fruits is regulated by ethylene and abscisic acid (ABA), respectively. Here, we report that sucrose functions as a signal in the ripening of s...