PNH — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C001957.2 (CmPNH) on melon chromosome 13 encodes a protein with Argonaute, Piwi, PAZ and RNaseH-like domains, and is annotated with RNA endonuclease, siRNA binding, dsRNA binding, and histone ubiquitin ligase activities. The gene is associated with miRNA and siRNA processing, gene silencing by miRNA-directed mRNA cleavage, somatic stem cell population maintenance, cell fate commitment, temporal regulation of development, and regulation of body size. Associations include leaf polarity, leaf morphology, auxin signalling, TAS3 tasiRNA biogenesis, juvenile-to-adult transition, virus resistance, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization. Traits linked to this gene include photosynthetic ability, sucrose content, gibberellic acid and cytokinin content, lignin biosynthesis, root phototropism, UV-A and UV-B light sensitivity, osmotic response sensitivity, and numerous leaf, flower, fruit, and inflorescence morphology traits. Related genes in other species are linked to seed dormancy, leaf colour, flowering time, and histone ubiquitination.