Natural variation in SlGRF10 reveals a role in regulating tomato fruit weight
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2026
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Abstract
Fruit weight is a key determinant of yield in high-value vegetable crops such as tomato. Despite extensive research, the molecular mechanisms underlying this complex trait remain largely elusive, with only a few genes cloned to date based on quantitative trait loci (QTL). Here, we analysed two populations and reanalysed three previously published populations and identified 945 QTL associated with agro-morphological traits, including both previously reported and unidentified loci. We focused on SlGRF10 (GROWTH-REGULATING FACTOR 10) underlying a fruit weight QTL, fw1.2. Loss of SlGRF10 reduced fruit weight by decreasing cell size, without affecting cell number. Analysis of natural variation in SlGRF10 in over 1,000 tomato accessions revealed that increased single-nucleotide polymorphism diversity in SlGRF10 is associated with lower fruit weight. This suggests that putative impaired activity contributes to reduced fruit weight, while breeding-induced reduction of genetic variation may have promoted increased fruit weight. Transcriptome profiling of SlGRF10 knockout lines 7- and 20-days post anthesis identified several differentially expressed genes involved in cell cycle progression. Our findings not only confirm the role of SlGRF10 in regulating tomato fruit weight but also highlight a set of candidate genes associated with key morpho-physiological traits. With fw11.3, named as CELL SIZE REGULATOR (CSR), being the only QTL related to cell size determination in tomato fruits so far, SlGRF10 offers a valuable target for precision breeding and enhances our understanding of fruit weight in tomato and related fruit-bearing species.
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| Authors | Julia von Steimker, Markéta Macho, Regina Wendenburg, J. B. Lee, Itay Zemach, Yimin Xu, Anja Fröhlich, Arun Sampathkumar, Dani Zamir, Zhangjun Fei, James J. Giovannoni, Alisdair R. Fernie, Saleh Alseekh |
| Journal | Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB |
| Year | 2026 |
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10.1093/plphys/kiag465
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