CAM — Capsicum annuum

Summary

The pepper (Capsicum annuum) gene T459_31996, designated CaCAM, encodes a calmodulin protein characterized by EF-hand calcium-binding domains. It exhibits calcium ion binding, protein domain-specific binding, and enzyme modulator activities. CaCAM is associated with calcium signaling, signal transduction, defense responses, hypersensitivity, cell death, cell cycle, and microtubule dynamics. It localizes to the cytoplasm and myosin II complex. The gene has been associated with fruit length, fruit shape, and photosynthetic rate. Related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, photochemical quenching, quantum yield, and calcium concentration, though these associations are not yet established for CaCAM itself.