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The role of melatonin in tomato stress response, growth and development

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Melatonin has attracted widespread attention after its discovery in higher plants. Tomato is a key model economic crop for studying fleshy fruits. Many studies have shown that melatonin plays important role in plant stress resistance, growth, and development. However, the research progress on the role of melatonin and related mechanisms in tomatoes have not been systematically summarized. This paper summarizes the detection methods and anabolism of melatonin in tomatoes, including (1) the role of melatonin in combating abiotic stresses, e.g., drought, heavy metals, pH, temperature, salt, salt and heat, cold and drought, peroxidation hydrogen and carbendazim, etc., (2) the role of melatonin in combating biotic stresses, such as tobacco mosaic virus and foodborne bacillus, and (3) the role of melatonin in tomato growth and development, such as fruit ripening, postharvest shelf life, leaf senescence and root development. In addition, the future research directions of melatonin in tomatoes are explored in combination with the role of melatonin in other plants. This review can provide a theoretical basis for enhancing the scientific understanding of the role of melatonin in tomatoes and the improved breeding of fruit crops.

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Abbreviations

AANAT:

Arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase

ACS:

1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase

AFMK:

N1-Acetyl-N2-formyl-5-methoxykynuramine

APX:

Ascorbate peroxidase

AsA:

Ascorbic acid

ASC:

Ascorbate

ASMT:

N-Acetylserotonin methyltransferase

ATPase:

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP

AtPMTR1:

Phytomelatonin receptor of Arabidopsis Thaliana

bZIP:

Basicregion-leucine zipper

c3OHM:

Cyclic 3-hydroxymelatonin

CA:

Carbonic anhydrase

CBF:

C-repeat/dehydration-responsive element (CRT/DRE) binding factors

CCO:

Cytochrome C oxidase

CER3 :

Gene ID: Solyc03g117800.2, very-long-chain alkane synthase

CHI:

Chitinase

CO2 :

Carbon dioxide

COMT:

Caffeic acid O-methyltransferase

CRAANAT:

AANAT of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

CRTISO:

Carotenoid isomerase

D1:

A protein subunit of photosystem II

DES:

Desulfhydrase

DHAR:

Dehydroascorbate reductase

DNA:

DeoxyriboNucleic acid

DREB:

Ehydration-responsive element binding proteins

DW:

Dry weight

ERF:

Ethylene response factors

Exp:

Expansion protein

FAD:

Fatty acid desaturase

Fv/Fm:

Photosystem II (PSII) maximum photochemical quantum yield

FW:

Fresh weight

GLU:

β-1,3-Glucanase

GPX:

Glutathione peroxidase

GR:

Glutathione reductase

GSH:

Glutathione

GSNOR:

S-Nitrosoglutathione reductase

H2O2 :

Hydrogen peroxide

H2S:

Hydrogen sulfide

HsfA1a :

Heatshock factor A1a

HSP:

Heat shock protein

IAA:

Indoleacetic acid

IDO:

Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase

KCS1 :

Gene ID: Solyc10g009240.2, Ketoacyl-CoA synthase

LC–MS:

Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry

LOX :

Lipoxygenase

LTP1 :

Gene ID: Solyc10g075070.1 non-specific lipid-transfer protein

M2H:

Melatonin 2-hydroxylase

M3H:

Melatonin 3-hydroxylase

MBC:

Carbendazim

MDHAR:

Monodehydroascorbate reductase

MeJA:

Methyl Jasmonate

Nacl:

Sodium chloride

NADPH:

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

NAHS:

Sodium hydrosulfide

NO:

Nitric oxide

NPQ:

Non-photochemical quenching

NR :

Never ripening

oAANAT :

AANATT of Ovis aries (sheep)

OEC:

Oxygen evolution complex

oHIOMT :

Hydroxyindole-O-methyltransferase (HIOMT) of Ovis aries (sheep)

PAL:

Phenylalanine ammonia-lyas

PAs:

Polyamines

PE:

Pectin esterase

PG:

Polygalacturonase

Ph-GPX:

Phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase

PLD :

Phospholipase D

PMTR:

Protein-coupled receptor

PPO:

Polyphenol oxidase

Pro:

Proline

PsbO:

A protein subunit of photosystem II

PSII:

Photosystem II

PSY:

Phytoene synthase

QTLs:

Quantitative trait locus

RB:

Light mix red (R) and blue (B)

RBOH:

NADPH oxidase

ROS:

Reactive oxygen species

Rubisco:

Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase

RWC:

Relative water content

SA:

Salicylic acid

SBPase:

Sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase

SDH:

Succinate dehydrogenase

SlCNR :

Colorless non-ripening

SlCOMT:

Caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) of tomato

SlEIL :

Ethylene-insensitive3 (EIN3) -like

SlERF :

Ethylene response factor

SlETR :

Ethylene receptor of tomato

SlNOR :

Non-ripening (nor) of tomato

SlPAO :

Polyamine oxidase of tomato

SlRboh :

Respiratory burst oxidase homologue (Rboh) of tomato

SlRIN :

Ripening-inhibitor (rin) of tomato

SlSNAT :

SNAT of tomato

SlTrpDC :

Tryptophan decarboxylase (TrpDC) of tomato

SlZAT :

The cysteine 2/histidine 2 (C2H2) zinc finger (ZATs) of tomato

SNAT:

Serotonin N-acetyltransferase

SNOs:

S-nitrosothiols

SOD:

Superoxide dismutase

SOS pathway:

Salt overly sensitively pathway

SSC:

Soluble solids content

T5H:

Tryptamine 5-hydroxylase

TBG4:

β-Galactosidase

TDC:

Tryptophan decarboxylase

TPH:

Tryptophan hydroxylase

TRXf:

A Thioredoxin (TRX) gene

TRXm :

A Thioredoxin gene

TSC:

Total soluble carbohydrate

VDE:

Violaxanthin deep oxidase

VIGS:

Virus-induced gene silencing

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Xie, Q., Zhang, Y., Cheng, Y. et al. The role of melatonin in tomato stress response, growth and development. Plant Cell Rep 41, 1631–1650 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00299-022-02876-9

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