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Science 18 October 1991:
Vol. 254. no. 5030, pp. 437 - 439
DOI: 10.1126/science.1925603
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Science, Vol 254, Issue 5030, 437-439
Copyright © 1991 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Reversible inhibition of tomato fruit senescence by antisense RNA

PW Oeller, MW Lu, LP Taylor, DA Pike, and A Theologis

Plant Gene Expression Center, University of California at Berkeley-United States Department of Agriculture, Albany 94710.

Ethylene controls fruit ripening. Expression of antisense RNA to the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of ethylene, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase, inhibits fruit ripening in tomato plants. Administration of exogenous ethylene or propylene reverses the inhibitory effect. This result demonstrates that ethylene is the trigger and not the by-product of ripening and raises the prospect that the life-span of plant tissues can be extended, thereby preventing spoilage.


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