Variation in the fruit development gene POINTED TIP regulates protuberance of tomato fruit tip

Jianwen Song; Lele Shang; Changxing Li; Wenqian Wang; Xin Wang; Chunli Zhang; Guo Ai; Jie Ye; Changxian Yang; Hanxia Li; Zonglie Hong; Robert M. Larkin; Zhibiao Ye; Junhong Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33648-4

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Variation in the fruit development gene POINTED TIP regulates protuberance of tomato fruit tip

Jianwen Song,
Lele Shang,
Changxing Li,
Wenqian Wang,
Xin Wang,
Chunli Zhang,
Guo Ai,
Jie Ye,
Changxian Yang,
Hanxia Li,
Zonglie Hong,
Robert M. Larkin,
Zhibiao Ye,
Junhong Zhang

Affiliations

Jianwen Song: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Lele Shang: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Changxing Li: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Wenqian Wang: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Xin Wang: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Chunli Zhang: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Guo Ai: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Jie Ye: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Changxian Yang: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Hanxia Li: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Zonglie Hong: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho
Robert M. Larkin: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Zhibiao Ye: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University
Junhong Zhang: Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology (MOE) and National Center for Vegetable Improvement (Central China), Huazhong Agricultural University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33648-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

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While auxin has been implicated in the development of tomato fruit with pointed tips, the mechanism are largely unknown. Here, the authors report variation of a C2H2-type zinc finger transcription factor affects transcription of FUL2, which consequently regulates auxin transport and distribution to determine tomato fruit shape.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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