Paper · 2025 · Plant Cell & Environment

CsMYB1‐CwINV6 Module Involves in the Promotion of Soluble Sugar Accumulation in Citrus Fruits Under Drought Stress

Muhammad Abbas Khan; Fatima Zaman; Yong‐Zhong Liu; et al.

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Abstract

Drought can promote soluble sugar accumulation in fruits by increasing the fruit sink strength. Cell wall invertase (CwINV) plays a pivotal role in determining sink strength by regulating sucrose partitioning into the extracellular matrix. Research has demonstrated that drought stress significantly increases the transcript level of citrus CwINV6, but the transcriptional mechanisms governing its regulation under drought conditions remain elusive. In this study, we characterised the MYB transcription factor gene CsMYB1 from the citrus genome. CsMYB1 is localised in the cell nucleus, and CwINV6 is localised in the cell wall. Furthermore, the transcript levels of both CsMYB1 and CwINV6 significantly increased in 'Nanfeng' tangerine fruits (Citrus reticulata) in response to drought or ABA treatment. Transient overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6 promoted the accumulation of glucose and fructose in 'Nanfeng' fruits. Conversely, transient VIGS of CsMYB1 or CwINV6 resulted in the opposite trend. Additionally, stable overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6 significantly increased the soluble sugar content in the fruits of the 'Micro-Tom' tomato lines. Y1H and luciferase assays confirmed that CsMYB1 can bind to the CwINV6 promoter and positively regulate its expression. Taken together, our findings reveal that drought promotes soluble sugar distribution in citrus fruits by increasing sink strength via the CsMYB1-CwINV6 module.

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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CsMYB1 localized to the nucleus.

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CitrusCitrust0
Gene
CsMYB1e0
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localised in the cell nucleuse0

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Citrus
Citrus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ellen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“CsMYB1 is localised in the cell nucleus”

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“Citrus Fruits”

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CwINV6 localized to the cell wall.

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CitrusCitrust0
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CwINV6e0
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localised in the cell walle0

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Citrus
Citrus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ellen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“CwINV6 is localised in the cell wall”

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“Citrus Fruits”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Drought increased CsMYB1 and CwINV6 transcript levels in Nanfeng tangerine fruit.

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Citrus reticulataCitrus reticulatae0
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'Nanfeng'e0
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fruitse0
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droughte0
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CsMYB1 and CwINV6e0
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transcript levelse0
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increasede0

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Citrus reticulata
Citrus reticulata · TaxonJoe Ravi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the transcript levels of both CsMYB1 and CwINV6 significantly increased in 'Nanfeng' tangerine fruits (Citrus reticulata) in response to drought or ABA treatment”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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ABA increased CsMYB1 and CwINV6 transcript levels in Nanfeng tangerine fruit.

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Citrus reticulataCitrus reticulatae0
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'Nanfeng'e0
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ABA treatmente0
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CsMYB1 and CwINV6e0
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transcript levelse0
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increasede0

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Citrus reticulata
Citrus reticulata · TaxonJoe Ravi · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the transcript levels of both CsMYB1 and CwINV6 significantly increased in 'Nanfeng' tangerine fruits (Citrus reticulata) in response to drought or ABA treatment”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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CsMYB1 overexpression promoted glucose and fructose accumulation in Nanfeng fruit.

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CitrusCitrust0
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'Nanfeng'e0
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Transient overexpression of CsMYB1e0
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CsMYB1e0
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accumulation of glucose and fructosee0
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promotede0

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Citrus
Citrus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ellen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Transient overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6 promoted the accumulation of glucose and fructose in 'Nanfeng' fruits”

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“Citrus Fruits”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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CwINV6 overexpression promoted glucose and fructose accumulation in Nanfeng fruit.

Taxon
CitrusCitrust0
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overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6e0
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CwINV6e0
Outcome
accumulation of glucose and fructosee0
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promotede0

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Citrus
Citrus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ellen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Transient overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6 promoted the accumulation of glucose and fructose in 'Nanfeng' fruits”

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“Citrus Fruits”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Silencing CsMYB1 or CwINV6 produced the opposite sugar accumulation trend.

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CitrusCitrust0
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transient VIGS of CsMYB1 or CwINV6e0
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CsMYB1 or CwINV6e0
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opposite trende0
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opposite trende0

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Citrus
Citrus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ellen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“transient VIGS of CsMYB1 or CwINV6 resulted in the opposite trend”

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“Citrus Fruits”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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CsMYB1 overexpression increased soluble sugar content in Micro-Tom tomato fruit.

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'Micro-Tom'e0
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stable overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6e0
Gene
CsMYB1e0
Outcome
soluble sugar contente0
Direction
increasede0

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Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“stable overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6 significantly increased the soluble sugar content in the fruits of the 'Micro-Tom' tomato lines”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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CwINV6 overexpression increased soluble sugar content in Micro-Tom tomato fruit.

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stable overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6e0
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CwINV6e0
Outcome
soluble sugar contente0
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increasede0

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Solanum lycopersicum
Solanum lycopersicum · TaxonKod B · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“stable overexpression of CsMYB1 or CwINV6 significantly increased the soluble sugar content in the fruits of the 'Micro-Tom' tomato lines”

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Mechanismobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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CsMYB1 bound the CwINV6 promoter and positively regulated expression.

Taxon
CitrusCitrust0
Gene
CsMYB1e0
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positively regulate its expressione0
Qualifier
bind to the CwINV6 promotere0

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Citrus
Citrus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ellen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“CsMYB1 can bind to the CwINV6 promoter and positively regulate its expression”

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“Citrus Fruits”

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Mechanismauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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The authors concluded that drought promotes citrus fruit sugar distribution through sink strength via CsMYB1-CwINV6.

Taxon
citrusCitruse0
Treatment
droughte0
Gene
CsMYB1-CwINV6e0
Outcome
soluble sugar distributione0
Direction
promotese0
Qualifier
increasing sink strengthe0

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Citrus
Citrus · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ellen Levy Finch ( Elf ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“drought promotes soluble sugar distribution in citrus fruits by increasing sink strength via the CsMYB1-CwINV6 module”

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drought · molecular: expression · Citrus reticulata (tangerine)Results agree

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