GST — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C006354.2, symbol GST and also known as CmGST, encodes a glutathione S-transferase (GST) with glutathione transferase activity (EC 2.5.1.18), belonging to the Tau class (GST_C_Tau, GSTU subfamily). In melon (Cucumis melo) on chromosome 7, this gene is associated with cellular detoxification, toxin breakdown, glutathione metabolism, and responses to metal, heat, abscisic acid, auxin, cytokinin, and gibberellin. It is linked to defense response and auxin signaling, and its product localizes to the cytoplasm. The gene is also associated with photosynthetic rate. Studies of related genes in other species link this gene family to chilling stress response, drought tolerance, oxidative stress response, and traits including hydrogen peroxide content, net photosynthetic rate, chlorophyll content, anthocyanin content, lignin content, starch content, and seed maturation, as well as pathogen defense in potato.