David L. Smith
Agricultural Research Service
11 Papers
8 Citations
David L. Smith is an academic researcher from Agricultural Research Service. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ripening & Complementary DNA. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 11 publications.
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Gene encoding polygalacturonase inhibitor in apple fruit is developmentally regulated and activated by wounding and fungal infection
TL;DR: The PGIP gene in immature and ripe fruit was rapidly up-regulated by fungal infections, while in stored fruit the induction was very limited and concurred with an increase of fruit susceptibility to fungal colonization, suggesting that apple PGIP may have multiple roles during fruit development and stress response.
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Cloning, characterization and functional expression of a phospholipase Dα cDNA from tomato fruit
TL;DR: The role of PLD in tomato ripening is assessed through a molecular genetic approach using a PLDalpha cDNA isolated from a tomato fruit library and a transcript detected in all tissues of the tomato plant by RNA gel-blot analysis.
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Effect of ethylene on mRNA abundance of three β-galactosidase genes in wild type and mutant tomato fruit
TL;DR: Experiments in which fruit were exposed to ethylene for either 2 or 24 h indicated that the observed TBG4 up-regulation is an indirect response to the ethylene treatment, rather than a primary (or direct) response.
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Cloning and characterization of a rhamnogalacturonan hydrolase gene from Botrytis cinerea.
Huey-Jen Chen,David L. Smith,David A. Starrett,Dingbo Zhou,Mark L. Tucker,Theophanes Solomos,Kenneth C. Gross +6 more
TL;DR: Northern analysis revealed the BCRHGA gene was expressed on all carbon sources, but with different patterns of expression, suggesting the cDNA clone is full or nearly‐full length.
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Characterization of a phospholipase Dα cDNA from tomato fruit.
TL;DR: To assess the role of PLD in tomato ripening, a molecular genetic approach was begun using a castor bean PLDα cDNA as a probe and a LEPLD2 transcript, detected by RNA gel-blot analysis, was very low in roots, low in stems, moderate in leaves, high in flowers, and increased in fruit during development and ripening.
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