CUM1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C002698.2 (CUM1) on melon chromosome 13 encodes a protein with translation initiation factor activity and RNA m7G cap binding, placing it in the eIF4E family. It is associated with responses to viruses, fungi, bacteria, herbivores, wounding, and jasmonic acid, as well as with lipid oxidation, green leaf volatile biosynthesis, jasmonic acid and carotenoid anabolism, photoperiodic flowering, and pollen development. The protein localizes to stress granules, P bodies, the cytosol, and plastid compartments. CUM1 is linked to traits including disease tolerance, aphid and insect damage response, UV-B light sensitivity, leaf and stem senescence, root hair length and thickness, stomatal closure time, and salt tolerance. Related genes in other species are associated with virus resistance, salt tolerance, green leaf volatile production, and abiotic stress tolerance.