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ArticleJournal of experimental botany2018

SlARF10, an auxin response factor, is involved in chlorophyll and sugar accumulation during tomato fruit development.

Yujin Yuan, Lihua Mei, Mengbo Wu, Wei Wei, Wei Shan, Zehao Gong, Qian Zhang, Fengqing Yang, Fang Yan, Qiang Zhang and 7 more

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Article in Journal of experimental botany, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 73 papers.

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73 citing papers in PubMed, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yujin YuanSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Lihua MeiSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Mengbo WuSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Wei WeiState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Wei ShanState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Zehao GongSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Qian ZhangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Fengqing YangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Fang YanSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Qiang ZhangSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Yingqing LuoSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Xin XuSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Wenfa ZhangSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Mingjun MiaoHorticulture Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, China.
Wangjin LuState Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China.
Zhengguo LiSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Wei DengSchool of Life Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Chongqing University · CNSouth China Agricultural University · CNSichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNState Key Laboratory For Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The photosynthesis of green tomatoes contributes to fruit growth and carbon economy. The tomato auxin response factor 10 (SlARF10) belongs to the ARF family and is located in nucleus. In this study, we found that SlARF10 was highly expressed in green fruit. Overexpression of SlARF10 in fruit produced a dark-green phenotype whilst knock-down by RNAi produced a light-green phenotype. Autofluorescence and chlorophyll content analyses confirmed the phenotypes, which indicated that SlARF10 plays an important role in chlorophyll accumulation. Overexpression of SlARF10 positively affected photosynthesis in both leaves and fruit. Furthermore, SlARF10-overexpression lines displayed improved accumulation of starch, fructose, and sucrose in fruit, whilst SlARF10-RNAi lines showed decreased accumulation of starch and sucrose. Regulation of SlARF10 expression altered the expression of AGPase starch biosynthesis genes. SlARF10 positively regulated the expression of SlGLK1, POR, CBP1, and CBP2, which are related to chlorophyll metabolism and regulation. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays confirmed that SlARF10 directly targets to the SlGLK1 promoter. Our results thus indicate that SlARF10 is involved in chlorophyll accumulation by transcriptional activation of SlGLK1 expression in tomato fruit, and provide insights into the link between auxin signaling, chloroplast activity, and sugar metabolism during tomato fruit development.

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ChlorophyllFruitIndoleacetic AcidsPlant ProteinsSolanum lycopersicumSugarsTranscription FactorsChlorophyllIndoleacetic AcidsPlant ProteinsSugarsTranscription Factors

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PMID30219898
PMCPMC6255703
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