Banana is a typical respiration fruit. MaERF15 is a transcription factor located in the nucleus and has the effect of regulating postharvest ripening of banana fruits. MaACO8 is a key ethylene biosynthesis-ACC oxidase gene expressed at high levels during postharvest ripening of banana fruits. But the molecular interaction mechanism between the two has not been clarified. To explore the transcriptional regulation mechanism of ethylene response factor MaERF15 on the key genes of downstream ethylene synthesis was to provide a theoretical basis for the innovation of postharvest preservation technology of banana fruits. In this study, the promoter sequence of MaACO8 was isolated from banana DNA, and the promoter activity of MaACO8 was studied by bioinformatics analysis and GUS staining. Yeast monohybridization, EMSA, dual fluorescein reporter system and in vivo imaging system were used to study the interaction mechanism between MaERF15 and MaACO8 promoter. The results showed that there were 11 GCC-boxes in the promoter sequence of MaACO8 that bind to AP2/ERF transcription factors, which had strong priming activity. MaERF15 could specifically bind to the GCC-box of the MaACO8 promoter, activate the expression of MaACO8, promote the biosynthesis of ethylene, and regulate fruit ripening. The results further improved the theory of postharvest ethylene biosynthesis regulating fruit ripening of banana fruits, and would provide genetic resources and theoretical basis for the research and development of new technologies for storage and transportation tolerance breeding and maturity regulation of bananas, respectively.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |