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. 2006 Jul;141(3):811–824. doi: 10.1104/pp.106.080994

Table III.

Clusters representing genes with potential roles in ester biosynthesis in fruit

F, Overrepresented in fruit relative to nonfruit; S, overrepresented in skin relative to cortex; C, overrepresented in cortex relative to skin; R, ripening associated.

Enzyme Class/Cluster No. of ESTs (%)
Derived Expression
Nonfruit Fruit All Stages Cortex
Skin 150 DAFB
87 DAFB 126 DAFB 150 DAFB
β-Oxidation
    Enoyl CoA hydratase
        MD111420 0 (0) 16 (0.04) 0 (0) 2 (0.07) 0 (0) 13 (0.3) F, S
        MD157240 5 (0.009) 14 (0.035) 0 (0) 1 (0.04) 0 (0) 5 (0.12) F, S
Fatty acid metabolism
    Acyl-CoA synthetase
        MD042900 3 (0.005) 29 (0.073) 0 (0) 10 (0.36) 5 (0.13) 12 (0.28) F, Rabc, S
        MD123520 10 (0.02) 14 (0.035) 0 (0) 4 (0.15) 1 (0.03) 4 (0.09) Rac
        MD216630 0 (0) 5 (0.013) 0 (0) 2 (0.07) 1 (0.03) 0 (0) F
    Acyl carrier protein
        MD045430 3 (0.005) 5 (0.013) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (0.09) S
    Malonyl-CoA:ACP transacylase
        MD177270 2 (0.004) 9 (0.023) 0 (0) 1 (0.04) 0 (0) 8 (0.18) F, S
    LOX
        MD187410 1 (0.002) 22 (0.056) 0 (0) 5 (0.18) 10 (0.25) 6 (0.14) F, Rab, C
Amino acid catabolism
    ADH
        MD075410 3 (0.005) 12 (0.03) 0 (0) 2 (0.07) 1 (0.03) 6 (0.14) F, S
        MD142530 1 (0.002) 20 (0.05) 0 (0) 1 (0.04) 3 (0.08) 16 (0.37) F, S
a

Increase in 126 DAFB relative to 87 DAFB.

b

Increase in 150 DAFB relative to 87 DAFB.

c

Decrease in 150 DAFB relative to 126 DAFB.