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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2022, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (28): 28-35.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0994

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Functional Identification of Citrus CsaccA Gene

WANG Chao1,2(), YANG Changyao1,3, LI Feifei4, MA Xiaochuan1,3, CHEN Yuewen1,3, XIAO Zhiwei5, YIN Tao1,3, YE Li1,3, LI Yunsong1,3, LU Xiaopeng1,3()   

  1. 1College of Horticulture, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128
    2College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193
    3National Center for Citrus Improvement (Changsha), Changsha 410128
    4Hunan Institute of Horticulture, Changsha 410128
    5Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture Citrus Science Institute, Jishou, Hunan 416000
  • Received:2021-10-20 Revised:2021-12-17 Online:2022-10-05 Published:2022-09-28
  • Contact: LU Xiaopeng E-mail:3564037343@qq.com;x1678@hunau.edu.cn

Abstract:

This study aims to improve the quality of citrus fruits. Function of a CsaccA gene, which is suspected to be related to citrus fruit quality, was systematically investigated through overexpression in Micro-Tom tomato, identification by PCR and GUS staining, plant phenotype observation and physiological and biochemical determinations. The results showed that the CsaccA gene significantly promoted plant biomass, and the biomass of the root, stem and leaf of transgenic plants were all significantly higher than that of control. The plant growth rate of transgenic plants was significantly faster than that of control as well. The transgenic fruit colored and ripened earlier than that of control. Quality analysis showed that the main sugar components of tomato fruit, glucose and fructose, had a significant increase in content. However, the main acid component citrate had a decrease in content significantly. In summary, transgenic studies have verified that the CsaccA gene functions in increasing fruit sugar-to-acid ratio, which can lay a foundation for fruit quality improvement in the future.

Key words: citrus, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, CsaccA gene, tomato, transgene, sugar, acid

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