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Yufei Liang1, Zhaoyuan Lian2, Wenjing Dong2
1Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Vegetables/ College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; College of Agriculture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi 530004, China.
Abstract:
Previous studies have demonstrated differential regulations of sucrose transporters (SUTs) on crop yield among species. Meanwhile, information about the possible regulation of SUTs on crop quality is lacking. Here, we investigated the regulation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) SlSUT4 on the fruit yield and quality. The results showed that SlSUT4 overexpression increased the fruit yield, while the effect of silencing this gene on the yield was dependent on the cultivation conditions - decreased under non-pruning conditions but did not change under pruning conditions. Alteration of SlSUT4 expression affected the primary metabolite profiles in tomato fruits, and both overexpressing and silencing SlSUT4 promoted the levels of key metabolites in glycolysis and the downstream tricarboxylic acid cycle and malic acid biosynthesis. The total soluble solids content was increased in the SlSUT4-overexpressed plants, but decreased in the SlSUT4-silenced plants. Silencing SlSUT4 decreased the flavonoid level. The concentrations of vitamin C and lycopene were not affected in either transgenic plant. The results suggest that SlSUT4 regulates tomato yield and total soluble solids content in fruits, offering a clue for tomato genetic improvement.
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