The MdXTHB gene is involved in fruit softening in 'Golden Del. Reinders' (Malus pumila).
Mengmeng MaYongbing YuanChenxia ChengYong ZhangShaolan YangPublished in: Journal of the science of food and agriculture (2020)
The results of this study indicate that MdXTHB potentially promotes apple fruit softening by degrading the fruit cell wall. This result is also useful to designing further experiments on the molecular regulation of fruit softening in apple. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.