# Issue Information

## TL;DR

This study explains how kiwifruit changes color as it ripens, involving specific genes and proteins.

## Contribution

The study identifies a regulatory cascade involving NAC transcription factors and Mg-dechelatases in kiwifruit degreening.

## Key findings

- Degreening in kiwifruit involves NAC transcription factors AcNAC2 and AcNAC3.
- Mg-dechelatases AcSGR1 and AcSGR2 are part of the regulatory cascade for color change.
- Chlorophyll degradation coincides with anthocyanin and carotenoid accumulation during ripening.

## Abstract

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Color change in kiwifruit occurs during fruit ripening and is usually triggered by the degradation of green chlorophyll concomitant with the accumulation of pigments, such as red anthocyanins and yellow carotenoids. The study reveals that degreening in kiwifruit occurs via a regulatory cascade involving the NAC transcription factors AcNAC2 and AcNAC3 and the Mg‐dechelatases AcSGR1 and AcSGR2.