Malus domestica 135,975 claims

species · family Rosaceae · green plant · NCBI Taxonomy ↗

Common name: apple — Also written in claims: apple · apples · apple trees · apple tree · apple fruit · apple cultivars — NCBI synonyms: Malus communis · Malus praecox · Malus pumila auct. · Malus pumila var. domestica · Malus sylvestris var. domestica · Malus x domestica

Listed here with its subspecies, varieties and cultivar groups: Malus domestica subsp. chinensis (4 claims)

612 spellings

Malus domestica
Malus domesticaW.carter · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Cellular response to phosphate deficiency and regulation of multicellular organism development were downregulated in apples.

Outcome
cellular response to phosphate deficiency and the regulation of multicellular organism developmente0
Direction
downregulatede0

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“Apple”

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“the cellular response to phosphate deficiency and the regulation of multicellular organism development were downregulated”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 765–886

Title

Transcriptomic Insight into Early Response of Apple Infected with Penicillium expansum Exposed to Blue LED Light

Nik Mahnič; Urban Kunej; Jernej Jakše; et al. Agronomy 2026. doi:10.3390/agronomy16020246

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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In P. expansum grown on apples under BLL, genes related to signalling, response to organic compounds and regulation of metabolic and biosynthetic processes were downregulated.

Treatment
BLLe0
Interactor
P. expansumPenicillium expansume0pathogen
Outcome
genes related to signalling, response to organic compounds, and regulation of metabolic and biosynthetic processese0
Direction
downregulatione0

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“In P. expansum grown on apples under BLL, transcriptome analysis revealed downregulation of genes related to signalling, response to organic compounds, and regulation of metabolic and biosynthetic processes”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 888–1094

Title

Transcriptomic Insight into Early Response of Apple Infected with Penicillium expansum Exposed to Blue LED Light

Nik Mahnič; Urban Kunej; Jernej Jakše; et al. Agronomy 2026. doi:10.3390/agronomy16020246

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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In P. expansum grown on apples under BLL, genes involved in biosynthesis of secondary metabolites were upregulated.

Treatment
BLLe0
Interactor
P. expansumPenicillium expansume0pathogen
Outcome
genes involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolitese1
Direction
upregulatede1

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“P. expansum grown on apples under BLL”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 891–928
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“genes involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites were upregulated”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1102–1178

Title

Transcriptomic Insight into Early Response of Apple Infected with Penicillium expansum Exposed to Blue LED Light

Nik Mahnič; Urban Kunej; Jernej Jakše; et al. Agronomy 2026. doi:10.3390/agronomy16020246

Other claims from this paper (7)
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Expression of patulin cluster genes was predominantly downregulated in P. expansum.

Interactor
P. expansumPenicillium expansume0pathogen
Gene
patulin cluster genese0
Outcome
expressione0
Direction
downregulatede0

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“Apple”

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“the expression of patulin cluster genes was predominantly downregulated in P. expansum”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1193–1279

Title

Transcriptomic Insight into Early Response of Apple Infected with Penicillium expansum Exposed to Blue LED Light

Nik Mahnič; Urban Kunej; Jernej Jakše; et al. Agronomy 2026. doi:10.3390/agronomy16020246

Other claims from this paper (7)
Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

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The authors conclude that upregulation of genes related to cryptochrome inhibition, defence response and caffeic acid metabolism in apples under BLL, together with reduced P. expansum virulence, contributes to inhibition of fungal growth.

Treatment
BLLe0
Interactor
P. expansumPenicillium expansume0pathogen
Gene
genes related to cryptochrome inhibition, defence response, and caffeic acid metabolisme0
Outcome
inhibition of fungal growthe0

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“The significant upregulation of genes related to cryptochrome inhibition, defence response, and caffeic acid metabolism in apples under BLL, together with the reduced virulence of P. expansum, contributes to the inhibition of fungal growth”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1281–1520

Title

Transcriptomic Insight into Early Response of Apple Infected with Penicillium expansum Exposed to Blue LED Light

Nik Mahnič; Urban Kunej; Jernej Jakše; et al. Agronomy 2026. doi:10.3390/agronomy16020246

Other claims from this paper (7)
Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Starch accumulation correlated negatively with ethylene levels during late apple fruit development.

Organ / stage
late fruit developmente0
Compound
ethylenee0
Outcome
starch accumulatione0
Direction
negative correlatione0

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“in Apple”

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“a negative correlation between starch accumulation and ethylene levels during late fruit development”

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Title

The MdERF17–MdbHLH149 Module Mediates Ethylene‐Induced Starch Degradation Through the Transcriptional Repression of α‐Amylase MdAMY1 in Apple

Fan Xiao; Chu‐Kun Wang; Jiu‐Cheng Zhang; et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2026. doi:10.1111/pbi.70561

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Transcriptomic analysis identified the alpha-amylase gene MdAMY1 as a key component of the ethylene-starch regulatory pathway.

Gene
MdAMY1e0
Outcome
key component of the ethylene-starch regulatory pathwaye0

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“in Apple”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 133–141
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“Integrated transcriptomic analysis identified the α-amylase gene MdAMY1 as a key component of the ethylene-starch regulatory pathway”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 384–516

Title

The MdERF17–MdbHLH149 Module Mediates Ethylene‐Induced Starch Degradation Through the Transcriptional Repression of α‐Amylase MdAMY1 in Apple

Fan Xiao; Chu‐Kun Wang; Jiu‐Cheng Zhang; et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2026. doi:10.1111/pbi.70561

Other claims from this paper (5)
Mechanismobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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MdAMY1, an ethylene-responsive gene, acts as a positive regulator of starch-to-sugar conversion.

Gene
MdAMY1e0
Outcome
starch-to-sugar conversione0
Qualifier
positive regulatore0

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“in Apple”

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“Functional characterisation confirmed that MdAMY1, an ethylene-responsive gene, acts as a positive regulator of starch-to-sugar conversion”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 518–656

Title

The MdERF17–MdbHLH149 Module Mediates Ethylene‐Induced Starch Degradation Through the Transcriptional Repression of α‐Amylase MdAMY1 in Apple

Fan Xiao; Chu‐Kun Wang; Jiu‐Cheng Zhang; et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2026. doi:10.1111/pbi.70561

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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The bHLH transcription factor MdbHLH149 directly represses MdAMY1 transcription.

Gene
MdbHLH149e0
Outcome
MdAMY1 transcriptione0
Direction
repressese0

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“in Apple”

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“the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor MdbHLH149 directly represses MdAMY1 transcription”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 689–793

Title

The MdERF17–MdbHLH149 Module Mediates Ethylene‐Induced Starch Degradation Through the Transcriptional Repression of α‐Amylase MdAMY1 in Apple

Fan Xiao; Chu‐Kun Wang; Jiu‐Cheng Zhang; et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2026. doi:10.1111/pbi.70561

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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MdERF17 interacts with MdbHLH149 and synergistically enhances the repression of MdAMY1.

Gene
MdERF17t1
Outcome
this repressione0
Qualifier
interacts with MdbHLH149e0

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“in Apple”

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“interacts with MdbHLH149 and synergistically enhances this repression”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 860–929
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“MdERF17”

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Title

The MdERF17–MdbHLH149 Module Mediates Ethylene‐Induced Starch Degradation Through the Transcriptional Repression of α‐Amylase MdAMY1 in Apple

Fan Xiao; Chu‐Kun Wang; Jiu‐Cheng Zhang; et al. Plant Biotechnology Journal 2026. doi:10.1111/pbi.70561

Other claims from this paper (5)