Regulation of wound ethylene biosynthesis by NAC transcription factors in kiwifruit.
Niels J NieuwenhuizenXiuyin ChenMickaël PellanLei ZhangLindy GuoWilliam A LaingRobert J SchafferRoss G AtkinsonAndrew C AllanPublished in: BMC plant biology (2021)
Our results indicate that in kiwifruit the NAC TFs AcNAC2-4 regulate both system-1 and -2 ethylene biosynthesis in fruit during wounding and ripening through control of AcACS1 expression levels but not in leaves where post-transcriptional/translational regulatory mechanisms may prevail.