PUB63 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C004285.2, designated CmPUB63 on melon chromosome 6, encodes a protein containing an SPC3 domain and is associated with the signal peptidase complex. The gene is associated with protein processing, protein-ER targeting, signal transduction, and fruit ripening, as well as sucrose metabolism and NO storage. It is also associated with spore germination and localises to the ER, plant-type cell wall, plasmodesma, and extracellular region. Associations with sucrose content and sugar content are also recorded. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to signal peptidase complex subunit 3 and various climatic phenotypes, though these are not established for melon.