Abstract
Apple (Malus domestica Borkh.), an important horticultural crop, produces human health-promoting metabolites during fruit ripening. Because that process, which involves complex biochemical and physiological changes, is genetically programmed, molecular and genetic approaches have been taken to understand the associated cellular mechanisms. The release of 151,687 apple expressed sequence tags (ESTs) into a public database has made possible large-scale studies of expression. Analysis of apple ESTs allows for the identification and characterization of genes with potential roles in fruit development, particularly those related to aroma production and protein degradation during ripening. Apple cDNA and oligonucleotide microarrays have been generated for more comprehensive examinations. Such tools are powerful means for elucidating the molecular events involved in metabolite biosynthesis and physiological changes and will also enable researchers to understand how to control that ripening process.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 35-40 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Plant Biology |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 Feb |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments This work was supported in part by grants to W. T.K. from the Plant Diversity Research Center (21st Century Frontier Research Program funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology), the BioGreen 21 Program (funded by Rural Development Administration), and the Plant Metabolism Research Center at Kyung Hee University (Science Research Center Project No. R11-2000-081 from the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation). Y.S. S. was the recipient of a BK21 post-doctoral scholarship.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Plant Science
