Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Solyc01g009170
• Gene Symbol: SlEIL2
• Gene Name: ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE 3-LIKE 2
• Genome: Tomato Genome version SL4.0
• Species: Solanum lycopersicum

Functional Descriptions:

• ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE 3-LIKE 2 (SlEIL2) regulates β-carotene and ascorbic acid accumulation in tomatoes during ripening.
• SlEIL2 transcriptionally repressed L-GALACTOSE 1-PHOSPHATE PHOSPHATASE 3 (SlGPP3) and MYO-INOSITOL OXYGENASE 1 (SlMIOX1) expression, which resulted in a 1.62-fold increase of AsA via both the L-galactose and myoinositol pathways.
• Correlation analysis of transcriptome and metabolome data for the ERI and WT ripe fruits revealed that SlEIL2 is involved in β-carotene and AsA accumulation. ETHYLENE RESPONSE FACTORs (ERFs) are the typical components downstream of EIN3 in the ethylene response pathway.
• SlEIL2 functions in controlling β-carotene and AsA levels, providing a potential strategy for genetic engineering to improve the nutritional value and quality of tomato fruit.

Function-related keywords:

• quality ,  ethylene ,  phosphate ,  phosphatase ,  ethylene-response ,  nutritional-quality ,  carotene ,  carotene-accumulation

Literature:

• ETHYLENE-INSENSITIVE 3-LIKE 2 regulates β-carotene and ascorbic acid accumulation in tomatoes during ripening.   DOI:  10.1093/plphys/kiad151 ;  PMID:  36891812

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 544228
• UniProt accessions: A0A3Q7ESQ9

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