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ArticlePlant physiology2003

A novel small heat shock protein gene, vis1, contributes to pectin depolymerization and juice viscosity in tomato fruit.

Wusirika Ramakrishna, Zhiping Deng, Chang-Kui Ding, Avtar K Handa, Richard H Ozminkowski

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Article in Plant physiology, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wusirika RamakrishnaH.J. Heinz Company, Stockton, California 95201, USA.
Zhiping Deng
Chang-Kui Ding
Avtar K Handa
Richard H Ozminkowski
Purdue University West Lafayette · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have characterized a novel small heat shock protein gene, viscosity 1 (vis1) from tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and provide evidence that it plays a role in pectin depolymerization and juice viscosity in ripening fruits. Expression of vis1 is negatively associated with juice viscosity in diverse tomato genotypes. vis1 exhibits DNA polymorphism among tomato genotypes, and the alleles vis1-hta (high-transcript accumulator; accession no. AY128101) and vis1-lta (low transcript accumulator; accession no. AY128102) are associated with thinner and thicker juice, respectively. Segregation of tomato lines heterogeneous for vis1 alleles indicates that vis1 influences pectin depolymerization and juice viscosity in ripening fruits. vis1 is regulated by fruit ripening and high temperature and exhibits a typical heat shock protein chaperone function when expressed in bacterial cells. We propose that VIS1 contributes to physiochemical properties of juice, including pectin depolymerization, by reducing thermal denaturation of depolymerizing enzymes during daytime elevated temperatures.

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AcclimatizationAllelesAmino Acid SequenceBacterial ProteinsDNA, PlantEscherichia coliFruitGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Expression Regulation, PlantHeat-Shock ProteinsHot TemperatureMolecular Sequence DataMultigene FamilyPectinsPhenotypePhylogenyBacterial ProteinsDNA, PlantHeat-Shock ProteinsPectinsPlant ProteinsPolygalacturonaseRecombinant Proteins

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PMID12586896
PMCPMC166848
OpenAlexW2102595793

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