Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethylene

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has become a model for the study of fleshy fruits. Comprehending the regulatory mechanisms of fleshy fruit ripening is important. Transcription factors (TFs), hormones, and epigenetic regulation mainly regulate tomato fruit ripening, and the initiation of ripening requi...

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Main Authors: Yi Huang, Xuetong Wu, Zhiya Liu, Ailing Li, Zhuohui Zhang, Kangding Yao, Zhiqi Ding, Chunlei Wang, Weibiao Liao
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Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2025-05-01
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author Yi Huang
Xuetong Wu
Zhiya Liu
Ailing Li
Zhuohui Zhang
Kangding Yao
Zhiqi Ding
Chunlei Wang
Weibiao Liao
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Xuetong Wu
Zhiya Liu
Ailing Li
Zhuohui Zhang
Kangding Yao
Zhiqi Ding
Chunlei Wang
Weibiao Liao
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description Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has become a model for the study of fleshy fruits. Comprehending the regulatory mechanisms of fleshy fruit ripening is important. Transcription factors (TFs), hormones, and epigenetic regulation mainly regulate tomato fruit ripening, and the initiation of ripening requires ethylene and ripening-related TFs, such as NAC, MADS-box, RIN, GH3, HD-ZIP, and basic helix-loop-helix. In this review, we summarize recent research progress on these TFs in the regulation of tomato fruit ripening and highlight the crosstalk mechanisms of ethylene and ripening-related TFs. By affecting ethylene synthesis and signaling, TFs regulate softening and color changes in tomato fruits, thereby influencing fruit quality. Our review contributes to a systematic understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of tomato fruit ripening and provides a basis for developing or modeling complex ripening regulatory networks.
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spelling doaj-art-ca3dbbbf218949d3b6b477b6f0757f2f2025-08-20T03:13:51ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Horticultural Plant Journal2468-01412025-05-0111396397310.1016/j.hpj.2024.03.004Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethyleneYi Huang0Xuetong Wu1Zhiya Liu2Ailing Li3Zhuohui Zhang4Kangding Yao5Zhiqi Ding6Chunlei Wang7Weibiao Liao8College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaCollege of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaCorresponding author.; College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730070, ChinaTomato (Solanum lycopersicum) has become a model for the study of fleshy fruits. Comprehending the regulatory mechanisms of fleshy fruit ripening is important. Transcription factors (TFs), hormones, and epigenetic regulation mainly regulate tomato fruit ripening, and the initiation of ripening requires ethylene and ripening-related TFs, such as NAC, MADS-box, RIN, GH3, HD-ZIP, and basic helix-loop-helix. In this review, we summarize recent research progress on these TFs in the regulation of tomato fruit ripening and highlight the crosstalk mechanisms of ethylene and ripening-related TFs. By affecting ethylene synthesis and signaling, TFs regulate softening and color changes in tomato fruits, thereby influencing fruit quality. Our review contributes to a systematic understanding of the regulatory mechanisms of tomato fruit ripening and provides a basis for developing or modeling complex ripening regulatory networks.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014124000827TomatoEthyleneFirmnessMADS-box TFsNAC TFsRIN TFs
spellingShingle Yi Huang
Xuetong Wu
Zhiya Liu
Ailing Li
Zhuohui Zhang
Kangding Yao
Zhiqi Ding
Chunlei Wang
Weibiao Liao
Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethylene
Horticultural Plant Journal
Tomato
Ethylene
Firmness
MADS-box TFs
NAC TFs
RIN TFs
title Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethylene
title_full Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethylene
title_fullStr Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethylene
title_full_unstemmed Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethylene
title_short Ripening-related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening: Crosstalk with ethylene
title_sort ripening related transcription factors during tomato fruit ripening crosstalk with ethylene
topic Tomato
Ethylene
Firmness
MADS-box TFs
NAC TFs
RIN TFs
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468014124000827
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