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Cellular expansion and gene expression in the developing grape (Vitis vinifera L.)

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Expression profiles of genes involved in cell wall metabolism and water transport were compared with changes in grape (Vitis vinifera L.) berry growth, basic chemical composition, and the shape, size, and wall thickness of cells within tissues of the berry pericarp. Expression of cell wall-modifying and aquaporin genes in berry pericarp tissues generally followed a bimodal expression profile with high levels of expression coinciding with the two periods of rapid berry growth, stages I and III, and low levels of expression corresponding to the slow-growth period, stage II. Cellular expansion was observed throughout all tissues during stage I, and only mesocarp cellular expansion was observed during stage III. Expansion of only exocarp cells was evident during transition between stages II and III. Cell wall-modifying and aquaporin gene expression profiles followed similar trends in exocarp and mesocarp tissues throughout berry development, with the exception of the up-regulation of pectin methylesterase, pectate lyase, two aquaporin genes (AQ1 and AQ2), and two expansin genes (EXP3 and EXPL) during stage II, which was delayed in the exocarp tissue compared with mesocarp tissue. Exocarp endo-(1→3)-β-glucanase and expansin-like gene expression was concurrent with increases in epidermal and hypodermal cell wall thickness. These results indicate a potential role of the grape berry skin in modulating grape berry growth.

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Abbreviations

AQ:

aquaporin

BG:

endo-(1→3)-β-glucanase

CEL:

cellulase, endo-(1→4)-β-glucanase

dpa:

days post-anthesis

EXP:

expansin genes

EXPL:

expansin-like gene

PL:

pectate lyase

PME:

pectin methylesterase

XET:

xyloglucan endotransglycosylase transferase

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Schlosser, J., Olsson, N., Weis, M. et al. Cellular expansion and gene expression in the developing grape (Vitis vinifera L.). Protoplasma 232, 255–265 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00709-008-0280-9

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