Noncoding RNAs: functional regulatory factors in tomato fruit ripening

Theor Appl Genet. 2020 May;133(5):1753-1762. doi: 10.1007/s00122-020-03582-4. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

Abstract

Tomato has emerged as the model system for investigations into the regulation of fleshy-fruit ripening and senescence, and the ripening process involving the coordinated regulation at the gene/chromatin/epigenetic, transcriptional, post-transcriptional and protein levels. Noncoding RNAs play important roles in fruit ripening as important transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulatory factors. In this review, we systematically summarize the recent advances in the regulation of tomato fruit ripening involved in ethylene biosynthesis and signal transduction, fruit pigment accumulation, fruit flavor and aroma, fruit texture by noncoding RNAs and their coordinate regulatory network model were set up and also suggest future directions for the functional regulations of noncoding RNAs on tomato fruit ripening.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Fruit / genetics
  • Fruit / growth & development*
  • Fruit / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Plant*
  • Pigmentation
  • Plant Proteins / genetics
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism*
  • RNA, Long Noncoding / genetics*
  • RNA, Plant / genetics*
  • Solanum lycopersicum / genetics
  • Solanum lycopersicum / growth & development*
  • Solanum lycopersicum / metabolism
  • Transcription Factors / genetics
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism*

Substances

  • Plant Proteins
  • RNA, Long Noncoding
  • RNA, Plant
  • Transcription Factors