Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening

To disentangle the role of polygalacturonase (PG) genes in strawberry softening, the two PG genes most expressed in ripe receptacles, FaPG1 and FaPG2, were down-regulated. Transgenic ripe fruits were firmer than those of the wild type when PG genes were silenced individually. Simultaneous silencing...

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Autores: Paniagua, Candelas, Ric-Varas, Pablo, García-Gago, Juan A, López-Casado, Gloria, Blanco-Portales, Rosario, Muñoz-Blanco, Juan, Schückel, Julia, Knox, J Paul, Matas, Antonio J, Quesada, Miguel A, Posé, Sara, Mercado, José A
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Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
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Palabra clave:Fragaria×ananassa
Cell wall
fruit ripening
fruit softening
oligosaccharides
pectins
polygalacturonase
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spelling Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softeningPaniagua, CandelasRic-Varas, PabloGarcía-Gago, Juan ALópez-Casado, GloriaBlanco-Portales, RosarioMuñoz-Blanco, JuanSchückel, JuliaKnox, J PaulMatas, Antonio JQuesada, Miguel APosé, SaraMercado, José AFragaria×ananassaCell wallfruit ripeningfruit softeningoligosaccharidespectinspolygalacturonaseTo disentangle the role of polygalacturonase (PG) genes in strawberry softening, the two PG genes most expressed in ripe receptacles, FaPG1 and FaPG2, were down-regulated. Transgenic ripe fruits were firmer than those of the wild type when PG genes were silenced individually. Simultaneous silencing of both PG genes by transgene stacking did not result in an additional increase in firmness. Cell walls from ripe fruits were characterized by a carbohydrate microarray. Higher signals of homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan I pectin epitopes in polysaccharide fractions tightly bound to the cell wall were observed in the transgenic genotypes, suggesting a lower pectin solubilization. At the transcriptomic level, the suppression of FaPG1 or FaPG2 alone induced few transcriptomic changes in the ripe receptacle, but the amount of differentially expressed genes increased notably when both genes were silenced. Many genes encoding cell wall-modifying enzymes were down-regulated. The expression of a putative high affinity potassium transporter was induced in all transgenic genotypes, indicating that cell wall weakening and loss of cell turgor could be linked. These results suggest that, besides the disassembly of pectins tightly linked to the cell wall, PGs could play other roles in strawberry softening, such as the release of oligogalacturonides exerting a positive feedback in softening.This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades and FEDER EU funds (grant nos AGL2014-55784-C2-1-R and AGL2017-86531-C2-1-R). PR-V was awarded a PhD Fellowship from the Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (BES-2015–073616) PhD Program Advanced Biotechnology, University of Málaga.Peer reviewedOxford University PressMinisterio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)European CommissionUniversidad de MálagaMercado, José A [0000-0003-4351-6261]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202420242020info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/373993https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85100156298reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE##PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//AGL2014-55784-C2-1-Rinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016/AGL2017-86531-C2-1-Rinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement///BES-2015–073616Journal of experimental botanyhttps://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa398Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3739932026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening
title Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening
spellingShingle Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening
Paniagua, Candelas
Fragaria×ananassa
Cell wall
fruit ripening
fruit softening
oligosaccharides
pectins
polygalacturonase
title_short Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening
title_full Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening
title_fullStr Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening
title_full_unstemmed Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening
title_sort Elucidating the role of polygalacturonase genes in strawberry fruit softening
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Paniagua, Candelas
Ric-Varas, Pablo
García-Gago, Juan A
López-Casado, Gloria
Blanco-Portales, Rosario
Muñoz-Blanco, Juan
Schückel, Julia
Knox, J Paul
Matas, Antonio J
Quesada, Miguel A
Posé, Sara
Mercado, José A
author Paniagua, Candelas
author_facet Paniagua, Candelas
Ric-Varas, Pablo
García-Gago, Juan A
López-Casado, Gloria
Blanco-Portales, Rosario
Muñoz-Blanco, Juan
Schückel, Julia
Knox, J Paul
Matas, Antonio J
Quesada, Miguel A
Posé, Sara
Mercado, José A
author_role author
author2 Ric-Varas, Pablo
García-Gago, Juan A
López-Casado, Gloria
Blanco-Portales, Rosario
Muñoz-Blanco, Juan
Schückel, Julia
Knox, J Paul
Matas, Antonio J
Quesada, Miguel A
Posé, Sara
Mercado, José A
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
European Commission
Universidad de Málaga
Mercado, José A [0000-0003-4351-6261]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Fragaria×ananassa
Cell wall
fruit ripening
fruit softening
oligosaccharides
pectins
polygalacturonase
topic Fragaria×ananassa
Cell wall
fruit ripening
fruit softening
oligosaccharides
pectins
polygalacturonase
description To disentangle the role of polygalacturonase (PG) genes in strawberry softening, the two PG genes most expressed in ripe receptacles, FaPG1 and FaPG2, were down-regulated. Transgenic ripe fruits were firmer than those of the wild type when PG genes were silenced individually. Simultaneous silencing of both PG genes by transgene stacking did not result in an additional increase in firmness. Cell walls from ripe fruits were characterized by a carbohydrate microarray. Higher signals of homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan I pectin epitopes in polysaccharide fractions tightly bound to the cell wall were observed in the transgenic genotypes, suggesting a lower pectin solubilization. At the transcriptomic level, the suppression of FaPG1 or FaPG2 alone induced few transcriptomic changes in the ripe receptacle, but the amount of differentially expressed genes increased notably when both genes were silenced. Many genes encoding cell wall-modifying enzymes were down-regulated. The expression of a putative high affinity potassium transporter was induced in all transgenic genotypes, indicating that cell wall weakening and loss of cell turgor could be linked. These results suggest that, besides the disassembly of pectins tightly linked to the cell wall, PGs could play other roles in strawberry softening, such as the release of oligogalacturonides exerting a positive feedback in softening.
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