MMP — Cucumis melo
Summary
MELO3C005528.2, designated CmMMP in melon (Cucumis melo) on chromosome 10, encodes a metallopeptidase with metalloendopeptidase activity and zinc binding, belonging to the M10A_MMP family. This gene is associated with proteolysis, extracellular matrix organization, collagen breakdown, angiogenesis, and endothelial cell proliferation. It has been linked to developmental vegetative growth, negative regulation of leaf senescence, regulation of photoperiodism and flowering, and responses to jasmonic acid, cadmium, salinity, and fungal defence. The encoded protein localizes to the extracellular matrix, apoplast, membrane, and plasmalemma. Associations with drought stress tolerance, auxin transport, root growth and development, resistance to necrotrophic fungal pathogens, and leaf senescence have been noted. Studies of related genes in other species link the MMP family to plant growth, flowering time, senescence, extracellular matrix remodeling, and susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea.
Annotations
- Chromosome
- 10
- Related genes
- MMP, F3I6.6, AT5-MMP, 4MMP, AT1-MMP
- GO terms
- Angiogenesis, salinity response, Extracellular Matrix Organization, Extracellular Matrix, collagen breakdown, Proteolysis, Metalloendopeptidase Activity, Metallopeptidase Activity
- Publications
- 27707774, 21775155, 12615916, 34567048, 23858430, 20736450, 14585825, PMID:17317660
- Traits
- leaf senescence, localized immunity, Increased Susceptibility to Botrytis cinerea, Hyper-susceptible to B. cinerea, Smaller Plants with Reduced Growth and Drought Sensitivity, Late Flowering, Early Senescence, extracellular matrix remodeling, plant growth