HEL — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C004387.2 (HEL, also known as CmPR4) on melon chromosome 6 encodes a PR4 family protein containing a Barwin domain, with annotated RNA nuclease, chitin-binding, hydrolase and transmembrane receptor serine/threonine kinase activities. The gene is associated with defence responses to bacteria, fungi, viruses and herbivores, systemic acquired resistance, hypersensitive response cell death, ethylene and brassinosteroid signalling, auxin signalling, phloem transport, leaf vascular tissue pattern formation, and glycan biosynthesis. It is linked to leaf vein morphology, pathogen resistance including resistance to Botrytis cinerea, wilt symptom development, salt tolerance, premature senescence and leaf cell death, and abnormal leaf venation with reduced vein number. The product localises to secretory vesicles, the extracellular region and the plasma membrane.