REVERSIBLE INHIBITION OF TOMATO FRUIT SENESCENCE BY ANTISENSE RNA

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作者
OELLER, PW [1 ]
WONG, LM [1 ]
TAYLOR, LP [1 ]
PIKE, DA [1 ]
THEOLOGIS, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,USDA,CTR PLANT GENE EXPRESS,ALBANY,CA 94710
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10.1126/science.1925603
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Ethylene controls fruit ripening. Expression of antisense RNA to the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of ethylene, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, inhibits fruit ripening in tomato plants. Administration of exogenous ethylene or propylene reverses the inhibitory effect. This result demonstrates that ethylene is the trigger and not the by-product of ripening and raises the prospect that the life-span of plant tissues can be extended, thereby preventing spoilage.
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