Fruit-Localized Phytochromes Regulate Lycopene Accumulation Independently of Ethylene Production in Tomato1
AUTOR(ES)
Alba, Rob
FONTE
American Society of Plant Physiologists
RESUMO
We show that phytochromes modulate differentially various facets of light-induced ripening of tomato fruit (Solanum lycopersicum L.). Northern analysis demonstrated that phytochrome A mRNA in fruit accumulates 11.4-fold during ripening. Spectroradiometric measurement of pericarp tissues revealed that the red to far-red ratio increases 4-fold in pericarp tissues during ripening from the immature-green to the red-ripe stage. Brief red-light treatment of harvested mature-green fruit stimulated lycopene accumulation 2.3-fold during fruit development. This red-light-induced lycopene accumulation was reversed by subsequent treatment with far-red light, establishing that light-induced accumulation of lycopene in tomato is regulated by fruit-localized phytochromes. Red-light and red-light/far-red-light treatments during ripening did not influence ethylene production, indicating that the biosynthesis of this ripening hormone in these tissues is not regulated by fruit-localized phytochromes. Compression analysis of fruit treated with red light or red/far-red light indicated that phytochromes do not regulate the rate or extent of pericarp softening during ripening. Moreover, treatments with red or red/far-red light did not alter the concentrations of citrate, malate, fructose, glucose, or sucrose in fruit. These results are consistent with two conclusions: (a) fruit-localized phytochromes regulate light-induced lycopene accumulation independently of ethylene biosynthesis; and (b) fruit-localized phytochromes are not global regulators of ripening, but instead regulate one or more specific components of this developmental process.
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