How Passion Fruit Genes Help in Sugar Accumulation
Jim Crocker
8th September, 2024
Image Source: Natural Science News, 2024
Key Findings
- Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences identified 16 invertase (INV) genes in passion fruit, crucial for sugar metabolism
- Several of these genes, especially PeCWINV5, showed significant responses to environmental stresses like drought, salt, cold, and high temperature
- Overexpressing PeCWINV5 in passion fruit led to higher levels of fructose, glucose, and sucrose, enhancing the fruit's sweetness and quality
References
Main Study
1) Genome-wide analysis of the passion fruit invertase gene family reveals involvement of PeCWINV5 in hexose accumulation.
Published 6th September, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-024-05392-y
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