MLO — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C007252.2, designated CmMLO on melon chromosome 9, encodes a calmodulin-binding protein that localises to the membrane, plasmalemma, plasmodesma, Golgi complex, mitochondria and extracellular space. The gene is associated with powdery mildew susceptibility in melon, as well as with downregulation of defense response, defence responses to fungi and bacteria, response to fungi, and mating. It has been connected to Botrytis cinerea resistance, leaf senescence, systemic acquired resistance and callose deposition. Related genes in other species are linked to powdery mildew resistance, disease resistance and susceptibility, bacterial wilt susceptibility, heat tolerance, ozone tolerance, and traits including water use efficiency, seed maturation, leaf senescence, stomatal resistance, root morphology and high temperature stress response.