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ArticlePlanta2023

Stone cell formation in the pedicel of pears and apples.

Lumin Zhang, Hiroshi Kamitakahara, Toshiyuki Takano, Takuya Morimoto, Shingo Sakamoto, Nobutaka Mitsuda, Akihiro Itai

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Article in Planta, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Lumin ZhangTropical Eco-Agriculture Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nancheng Street 150, Yuanmou, 651300, Yunnan, China.
Hiroshi KamitakaharaDivision of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.
Toshiyuki TakanoDivision of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa Oiwake-Cho, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan.
Takuya MorimotoGraduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kitaina-Yazuma Oji 74, Seika-Cho, Soraku-Gun, Kyoto, 619-0244, Japan.
Shingo SakamotoBioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan.
Nobutaka MitsudaBioproduction Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Central 6, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8566, Japan.
Akihiro ItaiGraduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kitaina-Yazuma Oji 74, Seika-Cho, Soraku-Gun, Kyoto, 619-0244, Japan. itai@kpu.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6837-8929
Kyoto Prefectural University · JPKyoto University · JPNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology · JP

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science no.16H04874Japan Society for the Promotion of Science no. 20H02979
6 · The paper itself

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conclusionFor the first time, stone cells in pear and apple pedicel were studied. The lignification of the pedicel outer part was correlated with flesh, and the secondary cell wall biosynthesis genes were activated. Fruit pedicels act as bridges between the fruit and the shoot. They have secondary thickened cell walls that presumably function in mechanical support, water and nutrient transport. Stone cells are cells with a secondary cell wall thickening. In pears, yet not in apples, the stone cells affect the flesh texture. There have been few reports on stone cell formation in pear and apple pedicels; therefore, we studied these cells for the first time. The apple pedicel had few stone cells in the cortex. The formation of stone cells in pear continued until seven weeks after flowering (WAF), and the density was significantly higher than in apple. The stone cell formation degree (SFD) of pear was 3.6-7.1 times higher than that of apple. Total lignin and lignin non-condensed structure (G and S units) content in the pear pedicle outer part was 1.5-2.7 times higher than that of the apple at harvest. The SFD of the pedicel outer part had a positive correlation with the G and S units content of the flesh. The total lignin and G and S units content between flesh and the pedicel outer part were positively correlated. Correlation analysis revealed a positive relationship between fruit and pedicel formation of the stone cells. The WGCNA showed that NST3 was linked to NAC028, MYB46, CESA, POD, LAC, and VSR6. These genes were highly expressed in the outer part of the pear pedicel, while they were suppressed in that issue of the apple at 4 WAF.

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MalusPyrusFruitLigninLigninPear and applePedicel ligninRegulatory mechanismSecondary cell wall biosynthesisStone cells

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PMID37747516
OpenAlexW4387002157

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