title: Overexpression of the CmACS-3 gene in melon causes abnormal pollen development.
abstract: Sexual diversity expressed by the Curcurbitaceae family is a primary example of developmental plasticity in plants. Most melon genotypes are andromonoecious, where an initial phase of male flowers is followed by a mixture of bisexual and male flowers. Over-expression of the CmACS-3 gene in melon plants showed an increased number of flower buds, and increased femaleness as demonstrated by a larger number bisexual buds. Transformation of CmACS-3 in melons showed earlier development of and an increased number of bisexual buds that matured to anthesis but also increased the rate of development of the bisexual buds to maturity. Field studies showed that CmACS-3-overexpressing melons had earlier mature bisexual flowers, earlier fruit set, and an increased number of fruits set on closely spaced nodes on the main stem.
authors.affiliation: Anhui Key Laboratory of Plant Resources and Biology, School of Life Science, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: College of Horticulture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Luan
mesh_terms: D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000235:genetics; D019662:Cucurbitaceae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000096:biosynthesis; D035264:Flowers / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D005638:Fruit / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D017343:Genes, Plant; D005838:Genotype; D018520:Plant Shoots / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D010957:Plasmids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011058:Pollen / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014170:Transformation, Genetic
chemical_list: D005030:Ethylenes