Table I.
Functional classification of the genes differentially expressed during cell expansion in mesocarp (206 genes) and locular tissue (435 genes)
| Function | Mesocarp
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Locular Tissue
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Expansion
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Late Expansion
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Early Expansion
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Late Expansion
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| −a | +b | −c | +d | −a | +b | −c | +d | |
| Metabolism | ||||||||
| Photosynthesis (BIN 1) | 3 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| Central metabolisme | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Lipid metabolism (BIN 11) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| Amino acid metabolism (BIN 13) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Secondary metabolism (BIN 16) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Transport (BIN 34) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| Cell wall (BIN 10) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Other metabolismf | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 |
| Total metabolism | 12 | 13 | 43 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 81 | 55 |
| Regulation | ||||||||
| Hormones (BIN 17) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Polyamine metabolism (BIN 22) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Redox (BIN 21) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Regulation of transcription (BIN 27.3) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 16 |
| Chromatin structure (BIN 28.1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Regulation of protein activityg | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| Signaling (BIN 30) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total regulation | 2 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 59 |
| Other | ||||||||
| RNA processing/transcription (BIN 27.1–27.2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DNA synthesis/repair (BIN 28.1–28.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Protein synthesis/folding (BIN 29.1–29.2) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| Stress (BIN 20) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Development (BIN 33) | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Cell (BIN 31) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Not assigned (BIN 35) | 3 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 52 | 56 |
| Total | 26 | 27 | 101 | 73 | 64 | 43 | 203 | 197 |
Gene with an expression decreasing between 12 and 20 DPA (expression ratio [12:20] > 2).
Gene with an expression increasing between 12 and 20 DPA (expression ratio [12:20] < 0.5).
Gene with an expression decreasing between 20 and 35 DPA (expression ratio [20:35] > 2).
Gene with an expression increasing between 20 and 35 DPA (expression ratio [20:35] < 0.5). Genes were classified in BINs according to MapMan classification (Thimm et al., 2004).
Central metabolism-related BINs: major carbohydrates (BIN 2), minor carbohydrates (BIN 3), glycolysis (BIN 4), fermentation (BIN 5), gluconeogenesis/glyoxylate cycle (BIN 6), OPP cycle (BIN 7), TCA/organic acid transformations (BIN 8), mitochondrial electron transport/ATP synthesis (BIN 9).
Other metabolism-related BINs: nitrogen assimilation (BIN 12), metal handling (BIN 15), cofactor/vitamin synthesis (BIN 18), tetrapyrole synthesis (BIN 19), nucleotide metabolism (BIN 23), miscellaneous (BIN 26).
Regulation of protein activity-related BINs: protein targeting (BIN 29.3), protein posttranslational modification (BIN 29.4), protein degradation (BIN 29.5).