Cell wall metabolism in fruit softening and quality and its manipulation in transgenic plants

By D. Brummell, M. Harpster. Plant Molecular Biology, 2001

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Metabolic characterization of tomato fruit during preharvest development, ripening, and postharvest shelf-life (2011, background): “Strong suppression of -galactosidase activity early during ripening was also correlated with reduced softening and reduced losses of galactose (Brummell and Harpster, 2001).”
Regulatory Mechanisms of Textural Changes in Ripening Fruits (2010, neutral): “…3.2.1.23), endo-1,4-β-d-glucanase (EGase, EC 3.2.1.4), and xyloglucan endotransglycosylase (XET, EC 2.4.1.207), among others, are of primary interest in cell wall metabolism during fruit softening, and their manipulations in transgenic plants have been widely reported (Brummell and Harpster, 2001).”
Softening rate of the Chilean strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis) fruit reflects the expression of polygalacturonase and pectate lyase genes (2008, background): “Disassembly of the cell wall is largely responsible for the softening and textural changes ( Brummell and Harpster, 2001 ), related to a loosening of the xyloglucan-cellulose network and pectin solubilization (Brummell, 2006).”