A tomato LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES transcription factor, SlLOB1 , predominantly regulates cell wall and softening components of ripening

Authors: Yanna Shi, Julia Vrebalov, Hui Zheng, Yimin Xu, Yin X, Wenli Liu, Zimeng Liu, Iben Sørensen, Guanqing Su, Qiyue Ma, Daniel Evanich, Jocelyn K. C. Rose, Zhangjun Fei, Joyce Van Eck, Theodore W. Thannhauser, Kunsong Chen, James J. Giovannoni - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS 2021 cited by 108

Significance A tomato fruit ripening–specific transcription factor, SlLOB1 predominantly influences fruit cell wall–related gene regulation and textural changes during fruit maturation and thus is distinct from broadly acting ripening transcription factors described to date that influence many ripening processes. As such, SlLOB1 is an intermediate regulator primarily influencing a physiological subdomain of the overall ripening transition.