BCP — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C005598.2 (symbol BCP, preferred name CmRSH) on melon chromosome 10 encodes a phytocyanin-like protein containing a cupredoxin domain and is annotated as a structural constituent of the cell wall with electron transfer activity and metal binding. The gene is associated with plant-type cell wall organization and modification, rhamnogalacturonan II biosynthesis, lignin content, water transport, dedifferentiation, flower and root development, and defence responses to bacteria and symbiotic fungi. It is linked to drought tolerance, cell wall integrity, plant viability, cell division, cotyledon opening, flowering time, and Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation efficiency. The protein localizes to the plant-type cell wall, membrane, and plasmalemma. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to organ expansion, embryo development, seed germination, and dehydration response.