Single-cell and spatial RNA sequencing reveal the spatiotemporal trajectories of fruit senescence.

Nat Commun

Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation, Queensland Biosciences Precinct, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.

Published: April 2024

The senescence of fruit is a complex physiological process, with various cell types within the pericarp, making it highly challenging to elucidate their individual roles in fruit senescence. In this study, a single-cell expression atlas of the pericarp of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) is constructed, revealing exocarp and mesocarp cells undergoing the most significant changes during the fruit senescence process. Pseudotime analysis establishes cellular differentiation and gene expression trajectories during senescence. Early-stage oxidative stress imbalance is followed by the activation of resistance in exocarp cells, subsequently senescence-associated proteins accumulate in the mesocarp cells at late-stage senescence. The central role of the early response factor HuCMB1 is unveiled in the senescence regulatory network. This study provides a spatiotemporal perspective for a deeper understanding of the dynamic senescence process in plants.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11006883PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47329-xDOI Listing

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