APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor in fruit ripening: Roles, interactions and expression regulation

APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor in fruit ripening: Roles, interactions and expression regulation

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Insects and animals are attracted to, and feed on ripe fruit, thereby promoting seed dispersal.As a vital vitamin and nutrient source, fruit make up an indispensable and enjoyable component of the human diet.Fruit ripening involves a series of physiological and biochemical changes in, among others, pigmentation, chlorophyll (Chl) degradation, texture, sugar Mountaineering - Homme - Chaussures accumulation, and flavor.

Growing evidence indicates that the coordinated and ordered trait changes during fruit ripening depend on a complex regulatory network consisting of transcription factors, co-regulators, hormonal signals, and epigenetic modifications.As one of the predominant transcription factor families in plants and a downstream component of ethylene signaling, more and more studies are showing that APETALA2/ethylene responsive factor (AP2/ERF) family transcription factors act as critical regulators in fruit ripening.In this review, we focus on the regulatory mechanisms of AP2/ERFs in fruit ripening, and in particular the Seasonal Easter recent results on their target genes and co-regulators.

We summarize and discuss the role of AP2/ERFs in the formation of key fruit-ripening attributes, the enactment of their regulatory mechanisms by interaction with other proteins, their role in the orchestration of phytohormone-signaling networks, and the epigenetic modifications associated with their gene expression.Our aim is to provide a multidimensional perspective on the regulatory mechanisms of AP2/ERFs in fruit ripening, and a reference for understanding and furthering research on the roles of AP2/ERF in fruit ripening.