ACS — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C005081.2 (symbol CmACS) on melon chromosome 10 encodes a protein with acetate-CoA ligase activity, a member of the AMP-dependent synthetase/ligase superfamily with CoA-ligase activity. The gene is associated with acetate metabolism, fatty-acyl-CoA anabolism, and phenylpropanoid metabolism, and has been linked to sex determination, carpel and stamen development, fruit abscission, and ethylene biosynthesis. The protein localises to the plastid, chloroplast stroma, cytosol, and membrane. Related genes in other species are linked to fruit ripening, lycopene accumulation, aroma volatiles, salt tolerance, and cold stress response, as well as traits including harvest index, plant height, flowering time, fruit size and shape, root architecture, and drought tolerance.