# A multi-omics dissection of the molecular mechanisms underlying water soaking in fresh-cut watermelon

**Authors:** Xu Liu, Jinhua Zuo, Jiejie Tao, Alisdair R. Fernie, Hongwei Wang, Yuanye Jiang, Lili Ma, Xuelian He, Xinyi Feng, Yuelan Liu, Yanyan Zheng, Yunxiang Wang

PMC · DOI: 10.1186/s43897-025-00229-0 · 2026-02-04

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** ACO1 (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase 1) [NCBI Gene 544052] {aka EFE, ETH1, LEACO1, pTOM13}, EIN3-binding F-box protein 1 [NCBI Gene 778234], ETR2 (ethylene receptor ETR2) [NCBI Gene 606299] {aka ETR1, LeETR2}, polygalacturonase [NCBI Gene 543599], serine/threonine-protein kinase CTR1 [NCBI Gene 101247014], ethylene-responsive transcription factor 1 [NCBI Gene 101261712]
- **Diseases:** CHH (MESH:C535916)
- **Chemicals:** glucuronate (MESH:D020723), 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (MESH:C017704), ROS (MESH:D017382), ferulic acid (MESH:C004999), H2O2 (MESH:D006861), Water (MESH:D014867), Ethylene (MESH:C036216), pentose (MESH:D010429), calcium (MESH:D002118), L-glutamic acid (MESH:D018698), GSH (MESH:D005978), O2- (MESH:D013481), pyridoxal phosphate (MESH:D011732), p-coumaryl alcohol (MESH:C495469), pyrocatechuic acid (MESH:C009135), methionine (MESH:D008715), D-arabinose (-), cysteine (MESH:D003545)
- **Species:** watermelon [taxon 260674], Solanum lycopersicum (tomato, species) [taxon 4081]

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