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Phylogenetic relationships and expression in response to low temperature of a catalase gene in banana (Musa acuminata cv. “Grand Nain”) fruit

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For many plants, particularly those of tropical and subtropical origin, chilling injury occurs as a result of their exposure to low, but nonfreezing temperatures. Banana fruits are highly susceptible to chilling injury, but little is known about the role of genes that scavenge reactive oxygen species in fruits during chilling injury. In this study, a catalase gene, designated MaCat2, was isolated from Musa acuminata cv. Grand Nain fruits. The full-length cDNA sequence is 1,479 bp, and based on phylogenetic analysis, it is related to catalase type 2 genes from Elaeis guineensis and Zantedeschia aethiopica. Expression studies revealed that the MaCat2 gene was induced in severe stress of banana fruits. MaCat2 expression in banana peel increased in response to both low temperature and physical damage, but not so under heat stress or during normal fruit ripening. These findings suggest that MaCat2 is induced in banana peel by cold treatment and is regulated at transcriptional level, possibly playing a role in chilling injury response of banana fruit.

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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge support for the present work provided by CONACYT (SAGARPA-C01-2002-1714; Ciencia Básica SEP-CONACYT 59097) and the International Foundation for Science (C/3959-1). We are thankful to Fernando Contreras for his agronomic technical support, and to Bartolome Chí for technical support.

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  1. Unidad de Biotecnología, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C. Calle 43 No. 130 Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, 97200, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    Luis Figueroa-Yáñez, Ana-Ly Arroyo-Herrera, Felipe Sanchez-Teyer, César De Los Santos-Briones & Luis Rodríguez-Zapata

  2. Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C. Calle 43 No. 130 Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, 97200, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

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  3. Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A.C. Calle 30, No 151. Interior Canacintra, García Ginerés, 97070, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico

    Julia Cano-Sosa

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    José Humberto Caamal-Velazquez

  5. Instituto de Investigaciones Químico-Biológicas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, 58060, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico

    Rodolfo López-Gómez

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Figueroa-Yáñez, L., Cano-Sosa, J., Castaño, E. et al. Phylogenetic relationships and expression in response to low temperature of a catalase gene in banana (Musa acuminata cv. “Grand Nain”) fruit. Plant Cell Tiss Organ Cult 109, 429–438 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11240-011-0107-4

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