Insights into the effects of polygalacturonase FaPG1 gene silencing on pectin matrix disassembly, enhanced tissue integrity, and firmness in ripe strawberry fruits

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3803-3815

  Posé, Sara ^a   Paniagua, Candelas ^a   Cifuentes, Manuel ^a   Blanco Portales, Rosario ^b   Quesada, Miguel A ^a   Mercado, José A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Fragaria ananassa; fruit ripening; fruit softening; pectins; polygalacturonase

Indexed keywords

PECTIN; POLYGALACTURONASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DOWN REGULATION; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA×ANANASSA; FRUIT; FRUIT RIPENING; FRUIT SOFTENING; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYGALACTURONASE.; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL WALL; FRAGARIA×ANANASSA; FRUIT RIPENING; FRUIT SOFTENING; PECTINS; POLYGALACTURONASE.;

CELL WALL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; DOWN-REGULATION; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FRAGARIA; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PECTINS; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYGALACTURONASE;

EID: 84883240681     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert210     Document Type: Article

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