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Functional Descriptions:

  • Our findings revealed that MaNAC1 performs a vital role as a positive modulator in modulating cell wall cellulose metabolism within banana fruit under chilling stress.
  • Banana MaNAC1 activates secondary cell wall cellulose biosynthesis to enhance chilling resistance in fruit.
  • An increase in cell wall thickness and cellulosic glucan content was observed in MaNAC1-overexpressing Arabidopsis lines, indicating that MaNAC1 participates in cellulose biosynthesis.
  • The activation of MaCESA7 and MaCESA6B cellulose biosynthesis genes can be directly induced by MaNAC1 through binding to SNBE motifs within their promoters, leading to enhanced cellulose content during low-temperature stress.
  • Banana fruit NAC transcription factor MaNAC1 is a direct target of MaICE1 and involved in cold stress through interacting with MaCBF1.
  • Taken together, these results suggest that the cold-responsive MaNAC1 may be involved in cold tolerance of banana fruits through its interaction with ICE1–CBF cold signalling pathway, providing new insights into the regulatory activity of NAC TF.

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