Draft Genome Assembly and Differential Expression of MpPPO1 and MpPPO2 Across Green-Fruit Development in Ecuadorian Musa paradisiaca L.
Víctor Huebla-Concha, Nicolás Cruz-Rosero, Jaime Morante-Carriel, Mercedes Carranza-Patiño, Roque Bru-Martínez, Laura Morante · 2026
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Description
Víctor Huebla-Concha and colleagues present a 2026 draft genome for Ecuadorian plantain, Musa paradisiaca, and track two genes behind fruit browning. Browning, driven by enzymes called polyphenol oxidases, cuts the market value of fruit from one of the world top banana exporters. The team sequenced the genome with a portable nanopore device and assembled it into 13,239 contigs, or DNA segments.
Within that draft they found two browning enzyme genes, named MpPPO1 and MpPPO2, and deposited them in a public gene bank. Gene activity tests across three stages of green fruit showed MpPPO1 rising sharply in physiologically mature green fruit, while the second gene behaved differently. Knowing which gene switches on as fruit matures gives breeders and handlers a target for slowing the browning that downgrades the harvest.
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| CREATOR | Víctor Huebla-Concha, Nicolás Cruz-Rosero, Jaime Morante-Carriel, Mercedes Carranza-Patiño, Roque Bru-Martínez, Laura Morante |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |