AKT1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C003681.2, the AKT1 gene on melon chromosome 5, encodes a voltage-sensitive potassium channel with Kir channel activity and identical protein binding, belonging to the KAT/AKT family and containing an ion transport domain. The product localises to the monoatomic ion channel complex and the ER membrane. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to potassium uptake and transport, as well as to salt stress tolerance and root growth.