Fig. 3

Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in the fruit ripening process. a, Venn diagrams showing the overlap of the DEGs (| FC| ≥ 2) that were upregulated (UP) and downregulated (DW) in the papaya fruit at 1 and 6 days after treatment (DAT) compared to 0 DAT under the control condition. The arrow up and down directions indicated the number of the up- and downregulated genes. Software (http://bioinformatics.psb.ugent.be/webtools/Venn/) was used for the Venn diagram. b, c Histogram of GO term and KEGG pathway classification of DEGs in the control condition. b, Most enriched pathways identified with KEGG Orthology-Based Annotation System (KOBAS) 2.0 in papaya fruit after they were harvested at 1 d and 6 d compared to 0DPT. c, Top 20 GO terms identified from sample under control condition in 1 DAT vs 0 DAT and 6 DATvs 0 DAT