ArticlePlanta2012
The control of chlorophyll levels in maturing kiwifruit.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Late Water Deficits Improve Intrinsic Water Use Efficiency, Fruit Maturity, and Acceptability in Yellow-Fleshed Kiwifruit cv. Soreli.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sometimes size matters! Fruit size in combination with 1-methylcyclopropene influence kiwifruit postharvest quality.Journal of food science and technology · 2025Article
- Spatial regulation of chlorophyll degradation in kiwifruit: AcNAC2-AcSGR1/2 cascades mediate rapid de-greening in the inner pericarp.Plant biotechnology journal · 2025Article
- Effects of 1-Methylcyclopropene Treatment on Postharvest Quality and Metabolism of Different Kiwifruit Varieties.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Graph-Based Pangenome of Actinidia chinensis Reveals Structural Variations Mediating Fruit Degreening.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Genome-Wide Identification of KiwifruitInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Integrative Analysis of Metabolome and Transcriptome Reveals the Mechanism of Color Formation in Yellow-Fleshed Kiwifruit.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Comparative transcriptomic and plastid development analysis sheds light on the differential carotenoid accumulation in kiwifruit flesh.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Transcriptome and metabolome analyses of anthocyanin biosynthesis in post-harvest fruits of a full red-type kiwifruit (Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Modifying Carbohydrate Supply to Fruit during Development Changes the Composition and Flavour ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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- Differential regulation of the anthocyanin profile in purple kiwifruit (Horticulture research · 2019Article
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- RiceFrontiers in plant science · 2018Article
- Chlorophyll, carotenoid and vitamin C metabolism regulation in Actinidia chinensis 'Hongyang' outer pericarp during fruit development.PloS one · 2018Article
- Transcriptome analysis in petals and leaves of chrysanthemums with different chlorophyll levels.BMC plant biology · 2017Article
- Expression Differences of Pigment Structural Genes and Transcription Factors Explain Flesh Coloration in Three Contrasting Kiwifruit Cultivars.Frontiers in plant science · 2017Article
- Chlorophyll metabolism in pollinated vs. parthenocarpic fig fruits throughout development and ripening.Planta · 2016Article
- Transcriptomic analysis of Litchi chinensis pericarp during maturation with a focus on chlorophyll degradation and flavonoid biosynthesis.BMC genomics · 2015Article
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Abstract
Chlorophyll is present in many plant organs, including immature fruit where it is usually degraded during ripening. Mature green kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) are an exception, with high concentrations of chlorophyll remaining in the fruit flesh. In gold-fleshed kiwifruit (A. chinensis), chlorophyll is degraded to colourless catabolites upon fruit ripening, leaving yellow carotenoids visible. We have identified candidate genes for the control of chlorophyll degradation in kiwifruit and examined the transcript levels of these genes in maturing kiwifruit using quantitative real-time PCR. Results indicate that the biosynthesis and degradation, or turnover, of chlorophyll is transcriptionally regulated in green- and gold-fleshed kiwifruit. Both species of kiwifruit were found to have two homologues of the stay-green gene (SGR), a small protein that is postulated to aid in the dismantling of the light-harvesting complex, allowing free chlorophyll to enter the degradation pathway. However, with the exception of very mature green fruit, where degreening was observed, SGR2 was more highly expressed in gold fruit, indicating a potential regulatory step of chlorophyll degradation. When the SGR genes were over-expressed in tobacco leaves, degreening was observed. Our results show that chlorophyll degradation is differentially regulated in kiwifruit, and suggest that gold kiwifruit transcribe more degradation genes, leading to earlier and more sustained chlorophyll degradation in this fruit than in green kiwifruit.
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