CYPRO1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C002442.2, also known as CYPRO1 on melon chromosome 13, encodes an aspartic endopeptidase (aspartic peptidase A1 family) with a saposin-like domain. The gene is associated with proteolysis, phenylpropanoid anabolism, and lipid metabolism, and its product localises to the vacuole and protein storage vacuole. It is also linked to signal transduction. Studies of related genes in other species, such as cardosins and CYPRO1 homologues, connect the family to processes including protein processing and storage.