GST — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C006355.2, symbol GST and also known as CmGST, encodes a glutathione S-transferase (GST) with glutathione transferase activity, belonging to the Tau class (GST_C_Tau, Omega/Tau-like) and containing thioredoxin-like and glutathione S-transferase domains. In melon, this gene is associated with toxin breakdown, cellular detoxification, glutathione metabolism, and responses to metals, cytokinin, gibberellin, auxin, abscisic acid, heat, and defense. It is linked to auxin signaling and photosynthetic rate, and its product localizes to the cytoplasm. Studies of related GST family members in other species connect the family to chilling stress response, drought tolerance and sensitivity, oxidative stress response, and traits including hydrogen peroxide content, quantum yield, net photosynthetic rate, lignin, starch, anthocyanin, and chlorophyll content, as well as seed maturation and pathogen defense.