Genome-wide analysis of polygalacturonase gene family from pear genome and identification of the member involved in pear softening

Abstract Background Polygalacturonase (PG), as an important hydrolase participating in the degradation of pectin, plays an important role in softening process of fruit. However, information on PG gene family in pear genome and the specific member involved in fruit softening is still rudimentary. Res...

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Main Authors: Suling Zhang, Min Ma, Huping Zhang, Shaoling Zhang, Ming Qian, Zhen Zhang, Weiqi Luo, Jinbu Fan, Zhiqiang Liu, Libin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-019-2168-1