Bioinformatics Study of Family Genes and Their Expression in Response to Different Hormones Treatments during Japanese Apricot Fruit Development and Ripening.

Auxin/indole-3-acetic acid () is a transcriptional repressor in the auxin signaling pathway that plays a role in several plant growth and development as well as fruit and embryo development. However, it is unclear what role they play in Japanese apricot () fruit development and maturity. To investigate the role of genes in fruit texture, development, and maturity, we comprehensively identified and expressed 19 genes, and demonstrated their conserved domains and homology across species. The majority of genes are highly responsive and expressed in different hormone treatments. , and showed a substantial increase in expression, suggesting that these genes are involved in fruit growth and maturity. During fruit maturation, alteration in the expression of genes in response to 1-Methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) treatment revealed an interaction between auxin and ethylene. The current study investigated the response of development regulators to auxin during fruit ripening, with the goal of better understanding their potential application in functional genomics.