Figure 7.

Model proposed for ABA-regulated ‘Keitt’ fruit ripening. With ‘Keitt’ fruit development, the content of endogenous ABA gradually increases and reaches a peak in the ripening stage. Endogenous ABA induces the expression of MiHY5 and other TFs. Subsequently, MiHY5 directly binds to the promoter cis-regulatory elements of ripening-associated genes to activate their expression. These ripening-associated genes are mainly involved in the sucrose metabolism process, cell wall degradation, fruit softening process, β-carotenoid accumulation, and starch degradation.