CP1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C006721.2, designated CmCP1 on melon chromosome 7, encodes a centrin/CML-like protein with EF-hand domains that binds calcium ions, acts as an enzyme modulator, and exhibits protein domain specific binding. The gene is associated with fruit development, signal transduction, translation elongation, the TCA cycle, response to hypoxia, hyperosmotic salinity response, and NO storage. Its product localises to the plastid, membrane, cytosol, cytoplasm, organelle, and myosin II complex. CmCP1 is associated with fruit shape, photosynthetic rate, leaf water potential, drought tolerance, and salt tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to salt stress tolerance, as well as to traits such as fruit firmness, fruit weight, chlorophyll content, water use efficiency, seedling vigor, and nitrogen content.