Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening

Uluisik, Selman; Chapman, Natalie H.; Smith, Rebecca; Poole, Mervin; Adams, Gary; Gillis, Richard B.; Besong, Tabot D.; Sheldon, Judith; Stiegelmeyer, Suzy; Perez, Laura; Samsulrizi, Narul; Wang, Duoduo; Fisk, Ian D.; Yang, Ni; Baxter, Charles; Rickett, Daniel; Fray, Rupert; Blanco-Ulate, Barbara; Powell, Ann L.T.; Harding, Stephen E.; Craigon, Jim; Rose, Jocelyn K.C.; Fich, Eric A.; Sun, Li; Domozych, David S.; Fraser, Paul D.; Tucker, Gregory A.; Grierson, Don; Seymour, Graham B.

doi:10.1038/nbt.3602

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Exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones enhance the expression of flagella of Pseudomonas syringae and activate defence responses in plants (2016)
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Cheng, F., Ma, A., Zhuang, G., & Fray, R. G. (2017). Exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones enhance the expression of flagella of Pseudomonas syringae and activate defence responses in plants. Molecular Plant Pathology, 19(1), 104-115. https://doi.org/10.1111/mpp.12502

In order to cope with pathogens, plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to sense pathogenic attacks and to induce defence responses. The N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated quorum sensing in bacteria regulates diverse physiological process... Read More about Exogenous N-acyl-homoserine lactones enhance the expression of flagella of Pseudomonas syringae and activate defence responses in plants.

The effect of adenosine monophosphate deaminase overexpression on the accumulation of umami-related metabolites in tomatoes (2016)
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Chew, B. L., Fisk, I. D., Fray, R., Tucker, G. A., Bodi, Z., Ferguson, A., …Seymour, G. B. (in press). The effect of adenosine monophosphate deaminase overexpression on the accumulation of umami-related metabolites in tomatoes. Plant Cell Reports, 36(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-016-2058-z

Taste is perceived as one of a combination of five sensations, sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and umami. The umami taste is best known as a savoury sensation and plays a central role in food flavour, palatability, and eating satisfaction. Umami flavour... Read More about The effect of adenosine monophosphate deaminase overexpression on the accumulation of umami-related metabolites in tomatoes.

Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening (2016)
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Uluisik, S., Chapman, N. H., Smith, R., Poole, M., Adams, G., Gillis, R. B., …Seymour, G. B. (2016). Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening. Nature Biotechnology, 34, 950-952. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3602

Controlling the rate of softening to extend shelf life was a key target for researchers engineering genetically modified (GM) tomatoes in the 1990s, but only modest improvements were achieved. Hybrids grown nowadays contain 'non-ripening mutations' t... Read More about Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening.