List of works - José A. Mercado

A nanostructural view of the cell wall disassembly process during fruit ripening and postharvest storage by atomic force microscopy

A possible role for flowering locus T-encoding genes in interpreting environmental and internal cues affecting olive (Olea europaea L.) flower induction.

scientific article published on 19 January 2017

Antisense down-regulation of the FaPG1 gene reveals an unexpected central role for polygalacturonase in strawberry fruit softening

scientific article published on 24 April 2009

Antisense down-regulation of the strawberry β-galactosidase gene FaβGal4 increases cell wall galactose levels and reduces fruit softening.

scientific article published on 19 November 2015

Evaluation of the role of the endo-β-(1,4)-glucanase gene FaEG3 in strawberry fruit softening

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Exploring the Use of Fruit Callus Culture as a Model System to Study Color Development and Cell Wall Remodeling during Strawberry Fruit Ripening

scientific article published on 27 June 2020

Expression of the β-1,3-glucanase gene bgn13.1 from Trichoderma harzianum in strawberry increases tolerance to crown rot diseases but interferes with plant growth.

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Fruit softening and pectin disassembly: an overview of nanostructural pectin modifications assessed by atomic force microscopy

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Insights into the effects of polygalacturonase FaPG1 gene silencing on pectin matrix disassembly, enhanced tissue integrity, and firmness in ripe strawberry fruits.

scientific article published on 19 July 2013

Partial Activation of SA- and JA-Defensive Pathways in Strawberry upon Colletotrichum acutatum Interaction

scientific article published on 15 July 2016

Shoot regeneration and Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Fragaria vesca L.

scientific article published on April 1996

Structural changes in cell wall pectins during strawberry fruit development

scientific article published on 2 June 2017

Structural characterization of cell wall pectin fractions in ripe strawberry fruits using AFM

The nanostructural characterization of strawberry pectins in pectate lyase or polygalacturonase silenced fruits elucidates their role in softening

scientific article published on 14 June 2015

The polygalacturonase FaPG1 gene plays a key role in strawberry fruit softening

scientific article published on 3 August 2009

The strawberry (Fragaria×ananassa) fruit-specific rhamnogalacturonate lyase 1 (FaRGLyase1) gene encodes an enzyme involved in the degradation of cell-wall middle lamellae

scientific article published in April 2013

Unravelling the nanostructure of strawberry fruit pectins by endo-polygalacturonase digestion and atomic force microscopy.

scientific article published on 19 December 2016

List of works by José A. Mercado