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Physiol Mol Biol Plants 2023 Feb 01;292:159-172. doi: 10.1007/s12298-023-01288-7.
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Dynamics of the sucrose metabolism and related gene expression in tomato fruits under water deficit.

Barbosa ACO , Rocha DS , Silva GCB , Santos MGM , Camillo LR , de Oliveira PHGA , Cavalari AA , Costa MGC .


Abstract
UNLABELLED: The impact of water deficit on sucrose metabolism in sink organs like the fruit remains poorly known despite the need to improve fruit crops resilience to drought in the face of climate change. The present study investigated the effects of water deficit on sucrose metabolism and related gene expression in tomato fruits, aiming to identify candidate genes for improving fruit quality upon low water availability. Tomato plants were subjected to irrigated control and water deficit (-60% water supply compared to control) treatments, which were applied from the first fruit set to first fruit maturity stages. The results have shown that water deficit significantly reduced fruit dry biomass and number, among other plant physiological and growth variables, but substantially increased the total soluble solids content. The determination of soluble sugars on the basis of fruit dry weight revealed an active accumulation of sucrose and concomitant reduction in glucose and fructose levels in response to water deficit. The complete repertoire of genes encoding sucrose synthase (SUSY1-7), sucrose-phosphate synthase (SPS1-4), and cytosolic (CIN1-8), vacuolar (VIN1-2) and cell wall invertases (WIN1-4) was identified and characterized, of which SlSUSY4, SlSPS1, SlCIN3, SlVIN2, and SlCWIN2 were shown to be positively regulated by water deficit. Collectively, these results show that water deficit regulates positively the expression of certain genes from different gene families related to sucrose metabolism in fruits, favoring the active accumulation of sucrose in this organ under water-limiting conditions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-023-01288-7.

PubMed ID: 36875726
Article link: Physiol Mol Biol Plants



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