GST — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C006353.2 (symbol CmGST) on melon chromosome 7 encodes a glutathione S-transferase (GST) with glutathione transferase activity (EC 2.5.1.18), belonging to the Tau class (GST_C_Tau, Omega/Tau-like) and containing thioredoxin-like and GST_N domains. The gene is associated with cellular detoxification, toxin breakdown, glutathione metabolism, and responses to metal, heat, abscisic acid, auxin, cytokinin, gibberellin, and defense. It is linked to auxin signaling and photosynthetic rate, and its product localizes to the cytoplasm. Related genes in other species connect the family to chilling stress, drought sensitivity, oxidative stress, and traits including chlorophyll, anthocyanin, lignin, and starch content, as well as net photosynthetic rate and quantum yield.