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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Rootstock-Scion Exchanging mRNAs Participate in Watermelon Fruit Quality Improvement.

Kang Ning, Weixin Zhou, Xiaoqi Cai, Leiyan Yan, Yuanchang Ma, An Xie, Yuhong Wang, Pei Xu

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Genome Editing by Grafting.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Kang NingKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Weixin ZhouKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0009-0005-6027-9060
Xiaoqi CaiKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Leiyan YanNingbo Key Laboratory of Characteristic Horticultural Crops in Quality Adjustment and Resistance Breeding, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315042, China.
Yuanchang MaKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
An XieKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Yuhong WangNingbo Key Laboratory of Characteristic Horticultural Crops in Quality Adjustment and Resistance Breeding, Ningbo Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ningbo 315042, China.
Pei XuKey Laboratory of Specialty Agri-Product Quality and Hazard Controlling Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3719-7316

Funding

Ningbo Science and Technology Innovation 2025 major project 2021Z006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Grafting significantly enhances plant quality, including stress resistance and fruit quality. We previously found that grafting watermelon onto pumpkin can alter the metabolite content, but the involvement of mobile RNA was unclear. Here, we established and comprehensively analyzed mobile mRNA (mb-mRNA) profiles, transcriptomes, and metabolomes between the rootstock (pumpkin) and scion (watermelon). A total of 834 mobile RNAs were identified in the pulp and stem of pumpkin-grafted watermelon. GO (Gene Ontology) and KO (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes Orthology) analyses revealed photosynthesis- and carbon fixation-related mobile RNAs (e.g., Photosystem II D2, P700 chlorophyll a apoprotein) in the watermelon pulp and cell division-related mobile RNAs in the stem. Additionally, transcription factors like MADS and DNAJ exhibited mobility. The secondary structure prediction of the MADS-box transcription factor (

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CitrullusCucurbitaFruitRNA, MessengerGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, PlantMetabolomePhotosynthesisPlant ProteinsRNA, PlantTranscriptomePlant ProteinsRNA, MessengerRNA, Plantgraftingmobile RNAwatermelon

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PMID40507932
PMCPMC12154523

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