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type Journal Article
authors Itai, A.; Kawata, T.; Tanabe, K.; Tamura, F.; Uchiyama, M.; Tomomitsu, M.; Shiraiwa, N.
title Identification of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid synthase genes controlling the ethylene level of ripening fruit in Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai)
journal Mol Gen Genet
Activity 4.4.1.14
Family 4.4.1.14
ui Iacsgce
year (1999)
volume 261
number 1
pages 42-9
 
keywords Amino Acid Oxidoreductases/genetics
abstract The shelf life of Japanese pear fruit is determined by its level of ethylene production. Relatively high levels of ethylene reduce storage potential and fruit quality. We have identified RFLP markers tightly linked to the locus that determines the rate of ethylene evolution in ripening fruit of the Japanese pear. The study was carried out using sequences of two types of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase genes (PPACS1 and pPPACS2) and a ACC oxidase gene (PPAOX1) as probes on 35 Japanese pear cultivars expressing different levels of ethylene (0.0 to approximately 300 microl/kg fresh weight/h) in ripening fruit. When total DNA was digested with HindIII and probed with pPPACS1, we identified a band of 2.8 kb which was specific to cultivars having very high ethylene levels (> or = 10 microl/kg f.w./h) during fruit ripening. The probe pPPACS2 identified a band of 0.8 kb specific to cultivars with moderate ethylene levels (0.5 microl/kg f.w./h-10 microl/kg f.w./h) during fruit ripening. The cultivars that produce high levels of ethylene possess at least one additional copy of pPPACS1 and those producing moderate levels of ethylene have at least one additional copy of pPPACS2. These results suggest that RFLP analysis with different ACC synthase genes could be useful for predicting the maximum ethylene level during fruit ripening in Japanese pear.
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