Network inference analysis identifies an APRR2-like gene linked to pigment accumulation in tomato and pepper fruits

Pan, Y, Bradley, G, Pyke, K, Ball, G ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5828-7129, Lu, C ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0064-4725, Fray, R, Marshall, A, Jayasuta, S, Baxter, C, Van Wijk, R, Boyden, L, Cade, R, Chapman, NH, Fraser, PD, Hodgman, C and Seymour, GB, 2013. Network inference analysis identifies an APRR2-like gene linked to pigment accumulation in tomato and pepper fruits. Plant Physiology, 161 (3), pp. 1476-1485. ISSN 0032-0889

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Abstract

Carotenoids represent some of the most important secondary metabolites in the human diet, and tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a rich source of these health-promoting compounds. In this work, a novel and fruit-related regulator of pigment accumulation in tomato has been identified by artificial neural network inference analysis and its function validated in transgenic plants. A tomato fruit gene regulatory network was generated using artificial neural network inference analysis and transcription factor gene expression profiles derived from fruits sampled at various points during development and ripening. One of the transcription factor gene expression profiles with a sequence related to an Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) ARABIDOPSIS PSEUDO RESPONSE REGULATOR2-LIKE gene (APRR2-Like) was up-regulated at the breaker stage in wild-type tomato fruits and, when overexpressed in transgenic lines, increased plastid number, area, and pigment content, enhancing the levels of chlorophyll in immature unripe fruits and carotenoids in red ripe fruits. Analysis of the transcriptome of transgenic lines overexpressing the tomato APPR2-Like gene revealed up-regulation of several ripening-related genes in the overexpression lines, providing a link between the expression of this tomato gene and the ripening process. A putative ortholog of the tomato APPR2-Like gene in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) was associated with pigment accumulation in fruit tissues. We conclude that the function of this gene is conserved across taxa and that it encodes a protein that has an important role in ripening.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Plant Physiology
Creators:	Pan, Y., Bradley, G., Pyke, K., Ball, G., Lu, C., Fray, R., Marshall, A., Jayasuta, S., Baxter, C., Van Wijk, R., Boyden, L., Cade, R., Chapman, N.H., Fraser, P.D., Hodgman, C. and Seymour, G.B.
Publisher:	American Society of Plant Biologists
Date:	March 2013
Volume:	161
Number:	3
ISSN:	0032-0889
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1104/pp.112.212654 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences Schools > School of Science and Technology
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 09:40
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:08
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/839

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