GST — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C006357.2 (symbol GST, preferred name CmGST) on melon chromosome 7 encodes a glutathione S-transferase with glutathione transferase activity (EC 2.5.1.18). The gene is associated with cellular detoxification, toxin breakdown, glutathione metabolism, and responses to auxin, abscisic acid, cytokinin, gibberellin, heat, and metal. It is linked to defense response and photosynthetic rate, and its product localises to the cytosol and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to chilling stress response, drought tolerance and sensitivity, oxidative stress response, and traits including anthocyanin, chlorophyll, lignin, and starch content, as well as net photosynthetic rate, quantum yield, hydrogen peroxide content, and seed maturation.