Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: FaPE1
• Gene Name: pectinesterase1
• Genome:
• Species: Fragaria ananassa

Functional Descriptions:

• Concerning hormone regulation, auxin treatment increased FaPE1 mRNA levels in green fruit, whereas exogenous ethylene decreased FaPE1 mRNA levels in ripe and senescing fruits.
• It is proposed that this repression of FaPE1 expression could be involved in textural changes occurring during fruit senescence.
• Demethylation of oligogalacturonides by FaPE1 in the fruits of the wild strawberry Fragaria vesca triggers metabolic and transcriptional changes associated with defence and development of the fruit.
• When taken together these results show that in cultivated F. ananassa FaPE1 participates in the de-esterification of pectins and the generation of partially demethylated OGAs, which might reinforce the plant defence system and play an active role in fruit development.

Function-related keywords:

• senescence ,  development ,  auxin ,  plant-development ,  ethylene ,  defence ,  demethylation ,  green-ripe

Literature:

• Pectin esterase gene family in strawberry fruit: study of FaPE1, a ripening-specific isoform.   DOI:  10.1093/jxb/erh102 ;  PMID:  15020638
• Demethylation of oligogalacturonides by FaPE1 in the fruits of the wild strawberry Fragaria vesca triggers metabolic and transcriptional changes associated with defence and development of the fruit.   DOI:  10.1093/jxb/erq465 ;  PMID:  21273336

Related News:

Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: AY324809.1
• UniProt accessions: Q7X9B1

Orthologs:

Sequences:

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