RT Conference Proceedings
T1 Study of Transcriptional Regulatory Network Controlling Strawberry Fruit Ripening and Quality
A1 Martín-Pizarro, Carmen
A1 Lucas-Reina, Eva
A1 Trapero-Mozos, Almudena
A1 Meco, Victoriano
A1 Posé-Padilla, David
K1 Fresas
AB Ripening is a critical step for the development of flavor quality in fruits. This character has significantly declined in many fleshy fruits over recent decades. This is particularly significant in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa), where current cultivars are derived from a narrow germplasm collection. Improving fruit quality requires two important breakthroughs: 1) a precise understanding of the fruit ripening process that will allow the targeting of relevant genes, and 2) the identification of novel alleles responsible for fruit quality traits. In our project, we aim at the identification and characterization of key transcription factors involved in fruit ripening regulation and their target genes, in order to infer the Gene Regulatory Network controlling this process. Also, we are using a collection of around two hundred wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca) accessions to identify loci involved in important traits such as aroma, size or resistance to pathogens. Finally, we are implementing the use of the genome-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 in the cultivated strawberry, which we expect it might open opportunities for engineering this species to improve traits of economic importance.
YR 2018
FD 2018-07-12
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/16197
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/16197
LA eng
NO Ponencia invitada
NO Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech.
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 24 ene 2026