Investigation of mechanisms underlying seedlessness in a Sangiovese somatic variant through comparative genomic and histological analyses
This work provided a list of candidate genes with somatic mutations in Corinto Nero that possibly impair sporogenesis and gametogenesis, preventing seed development. Sangiovese has a genetic predisposition to develop ovary disorders, and to forcibly set fruit in absence of pollination, which may have been turned into full expression of parthenocarpy in Corinto Nero by further mutations. A systematic genome editing of the candidate genes in the seeded Sangiovese will be required for their functional validation.
Authors
- Elvira D’Amato
- Gabriele Magris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0801-0089)
- Tomás Román (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4403-059X)
- Mara Miculan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9884-5727)
- Paula Moreno-Sanz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0679-3139)
- Gabriele Di Gaspero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5810-2163)
- Anna Nebish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5224-4830)
- Silvia Lorenzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6450-2646)
- Laura Costantini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6644-0912)
- S. Grando (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-1968)
Institutions
- Fondazione Edmund Mach (IT)
- University of Udine (IT)
- University of Trento (IT)
- Yerevan State University (AM)
- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (ES)
- Istituto di Genomica Applicata (IT)
- Gobierno de La Rioja (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Plant Biology
- Published
- 2025-11-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-07498-3
- Primary Topic
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Università degli Studi di Trento
- Fondazione Cassa Di Risparmio Di Trento E Rovereto
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento