NADKC — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C006470.2 (symbol CmNADKC) on melon chromosome 7 encodes a protein with NAD kinase activity, calmodulin binding, and ATP binding, placing it in the NADKc-like family with a zeta toxin domain and P-loop_NTPase domain. It is associated with NADP anabolism, fruit development, and fruit ripening, and localises to the mitochondrial outer membrane and nucleus. The gene is linked to reduced NADP+ cellular concentration after flg22 elicitor challenge. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to root morphology traits and oxidative burst, though these are not established for melon.