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Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signaling in Fruit Development of Litchi chinensis Sonn: A Review
Litchi chinensis Sonn. is an important evergreen fruit crop cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions. The edible portion of litchi fruit is the aril, which contains a high concentration of sucrose, glucose, and fructose. In this study, we review various aspects of sugar transport, metaboli...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8540296/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34681891 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011231 |
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author | Fan, Shuying Wang, Dan Xie, Hanhan Wang, Huicong Qin, Yonghua Hu, Guibing Zhao, Jietang |
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description | Litchi chinensis Sonn. is an important evergreen fruit crop cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions. The edible portion of litchi fruit is the aril, which contains a high concentration of sucrose, glucose, and fructose. In this study, we review various aspects of sugar transport, metabolism, and signaling during fruit development in litchi. We begin by detailing the sugar transport and accumulation during aril development, and the biosynthesis of quebrachitol as a transportable photosynthate is discussed. We then document sugar metabolism in litchi fruit. We focus on the links between sugar signaling and seed development as well as fruit abscission. Finally, we outline future directions for research on sugar metabolism and signaling to improve fruit yield and quality. |
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spelling | pubmed-85402962021-10-24 Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signaling in Fruit Development of Litchi chinensis Sonn: A Review Fan, Shuying Wang, Dan Xie, Hanhan Wang, Huicong Qin, Yonghua Hu, Guibing Zhao, Jietang Int J Mol Sci Review Litchi chinensis Sonn. is an important evergreen fruit crop cultivated in the tropical and subtropical regions. The edible portion of litchi fruit is the aril, which contains a high concentration of sucrose, glucose, and fructose. In this study, we review various aspects of sugar transport, metabolism, and signaling during fruit development in litchi. We begin by detailing the sugar transport and accumulation during aril development, and the biosynthesis of quebrachitol as a transportable photosynthate is discussed. We then document sugar metabolism in litchi fruit. We focus on the links between sugar signaling and seed development as well as fruit abscission. Finally, we outline future directions for research on sugar metabolism and signaling to improve fruit yield and quality. MDPI 2021-10-18 /pmc/articles/PMC8540296/ /pubmed/34681891 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011231 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Fan, Shuying Wang, Dan Xie, Hanhan Wang, Huicong Qin, Yonghua Hu, Guibing Zhao, Jietang Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signaling in Fruit Development of Litchi chinensis Sonn: A Review |
title | Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signaling in Fruit Development of Litchi chinensis Sonn: A Review |
title_full | Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signaling in Fruit Development of Litchi chinensis Sonn: A Review |
title_fullStr | Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signaling in Fruit Development of Litchi chinensis Sonn: A Review |
title_full_unstemmed | Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signaling in Fruit Development of Litchi chinensis Sonn: A Review |
title_short | Sugar Transport, Metabolism and Signaling in Fruit Development of Litchi chinensis Sonn: A Review |
title_sort | sugar transport, metabolism and signaling in fruit development of litchi chinensis sonn: a review |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8540296/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34681891 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms222011231 |
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