ARF3 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C004074.2 (symbol ARF3, also known as CmARF3 or CmARL1) on melon chromosome 6 encodes a small GTPase of the ARF/SAR family, with GTPase activity, GTP binding, protein binding, phospholipase activator activity and G protein activity. The encoded protein localises to the Golgi stack, trans-Golgi network, plasmalemma and cytoplasm, and is associated with Golgi vesicle transport, clathrin-mediated endocytosis, intracellular protein transport, fruit development and auxin signalling. The gene is associated with leaf blade expansion, leaf adaxial-abaxial polarity, floral meristem determinacy, anther morphogenesis, megaspore mother cell specification, somatic embryogenesis, xylem development and epidermal cell development. Related genes in other species are linked to Golgi targeting, trichome formation and auxin sensing.