MYB1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C003212.2, also known as CmMYB1, encodes a MYB transcription factor with RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding and chromatin-binding activities. In melon, this gene is associated with the regulation of phenylpropanoid and lignin metabolism, starch and sucrose metabolism, ethylene biosynthesis, green leaf volatile production, fruit development and ripening, anther and tapetum development, pollen development, cell differentiation, circadian rhythm, and responses to auxin, cold, and salinity. It is linked to sugar content, salt tolerance, and drought tolerance. The encoded protein localizes to the nucleus, nuclear speck, and cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species connect the MYB1 family to osmotic and salt stress tolerance, abscisic acid response, leaf and tapetum development, and seed germination under salt stress.