Epigenetic regulation in tomato fruit ripening

Yucheng Ming; Libo Jiang; Dongchao Ji

doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1269090

Epigenetic regulation in tomato fruit ripening

Front Plant Sci. 2023 Sep 14:14:1269090. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1269090. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Yucheng Ming¹, Libo Jiang¹, Dongchao Ji¹

Affiliation

¹ School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, China.

Abstract

Fruit ripening is a crucial stage in quality development, influenced by a diverse array of internal and external factors. Among these factors, epigenetic regulation holds significant importance and has garnered substantial research attention in recent years. Here, this review aims to discuss the breakthrough in epigenetic regulation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit ripening, including DNA methylation, N⁶-Methyladenosine mRNA modification, histone demethylation/deacetylation, and non-coding RNA. Through this brief review, we seek to enhance our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms governing tomato fruit ripening, while providing fresh insights for the precise modulation of these mechanisms.

Keywords: epigenetic regulation; fruit ripening; molecular mechanisms; regulatory network; tomato.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by Shandong University of Technology Doctoral Research Startup Fund [grant number 4041/421073], and Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China [grant number ZR2022QC256].