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Genome-wide identification and gene expression analysis of major pectinase enzymes from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)

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dc.date.accessioned 2022-06-17T05:25:13Z
dc.date.available 2022-06-17T05:25:13Z
dc.date.issued 2022-06-17
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/41765
dc.title Genome-wide identification and gene expression analysis of major pectinase enzymes from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) en
ethesis.faculty Maatalous-metsätieteellinen tiedekunta fi
ethesis.faculty Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry en
ethesis.faculty Agrikultur- och forstvetenskapliga fakulteten sv
ethesis.faculty.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/b197f237-5f76-4651-a885-b5b849512034
ethesis.university.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/50ae46d8-7ba9-4821-877c-c994c78b0d97
ethesis.university Helsingin yliopisto fi
ethesis.university University of Helsinki en
ethesis.university Helsingfors universitet sv
dct.creator Bour, Charlotte
dct.issued 2022
dct.abstract Bilberry is a soft fruit, growing wild in the forests of Europe, and especially Nordic and East European countries. Its demand is growing on the market, thanks to its heath beneficial components like anthocyanins, present in both skin and flesh of the berry. It however has a very short shelf-life. The goal of this study was to identify pectinase genes, with a focus on two subfamilies, polygalacturonase (PG) and pectate lyase (PL). The main interest was to study those that are expressed during bilberry’s ripening, to get a better understanding of this process. Bioinformatics were used to identify the annotated genes from the bilberry genome, and point out candidates, from which transcripts are found during ripening, with BLAST searches within a transcriptome of ripening bilberry fruit. The expression of the PL candidates was then studied with qPCR analysis. The study identified 70 PG-coding genes and 25 PL-coding genes, of which 35 and 12, respectively, were found in the ripening berry. The expression of five PL genes was increased during ripening, suggesting a role in the softening of the fruit. Two of those had a notably higher relative increase, making them prime candidates for further study. en
dct.subject Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.)
dct.subject Fruit ripening
dct.subject Pectinase
dct.subject Pectate Lyase
dct.subject Polygalacturonase
ethesis.language.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/languages/eng
ethesis.language englanti fi
ethesis.language English en
ethesis.language engelska sv
ethesis.supervisor Pr. Teemu TEERI, Assoc. Pr. Katja KARPPINEN, Pr. Laura JAAKOLA und
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu -tutkielmat fi
ethesis.thesistype master's thesis en
ethesis.thesistype pro gradu-avhandlingar sv
ethesis.thesistype.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/thesistypes/mastersthesis
dct.identifier.ethesis E-thesisID:3e102630-0211-4978-8ecd-57d4da817a2a
ethesis-internal.timestamp.reviewStep 2022-05-10 08:36:31:998
ethesis.principalprofessor Pr. Teemu TEERI und
dct.identifier.urn URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202206172821
ethesis.facultystudyline Kasvintuotantotieteet fi
ethesis.facultystudyline Plant production sciences en
ethesis.facultystudyline Växtproduktionsvetenskap sv
ethesis.facultystudyline.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/SH80_106
ethesis.mastersdegreeprogram Erasmus-Mundus Master's Programme in Plant Breeding (EMPLANT) fi
ethesis.mastersdegreeprogram Erasmus-Mundus Master's Programme in Plant Breeding (EMPLANT) en
ethesis.mastersdegreeprogram Erasmus-Mundus Master's Programme in Plant Breeding (EMPLANT) sv
ethesis.mastersdegreeprogram.URI http://data.hulib.helsinki.fi/id/MH80_008

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