Title |
Comparative genomics reveals candidate carotenoid pathway regulators of ripening watermelon fruit
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Published in |
BMC Genomics, November 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-14-781 |
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Authors |
Stefania Grassi, Gabriella Piro, Je Min Lee, Yi Zheng, Zhangjun Fei, Giuseppe Dalessandro, James J Giovannoni, Marcello S Lenucci |
Abstract |
Many fruits, including watermelon, are proficient in carotenoid accumulation during ripening. While most genes encoding steps in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway have been cloned, few transcriptional regulators of these genes have been defined to date. Here we describe the identification of a set of putative carotenoid-related transcription factors resulting from fresh watermelon carotenoid and transcriptome analysis during fruit development and ripening. Our goal is to both clarify the expression profiles of carotenoid pathway genes and to identify candidate regulators and molecular targets for crop improvement. |
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