RING-Type E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Fruit and Vegetable Crops: From Quality Regulation to Stress Adaptation and Mechanistic Integration.

RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligases are key regulators of crop quality and stress responses in fruit and vegetable plants, with diverse functions in post-translational modifications.

• Why it matters: Understanding how these ligases control growth, development, and stress adaptation can help improve crop resilience and quality, addressing critical agricultural challenges.
• What they did: The review summarizes recent advances on RING-type E3 ubiquitin ligases' roles in quality regulation and plant-environment interactions, focusing on their regulatory mechanisms and potential applications.
• The result: This knowledge may enable targeted manipulation of RING-type E3 ligases to enhance crop quality and stress tolerance in fruit and vegetable production systems.