D11 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C009647.2 (symbol D11, also known as CmD11) on melon chromosome 5 encodes a protein with a bZIP domain and a TGA domain, annotated with salicylic acid binding, calmodulin binding, and transcriptional co-regulator activity. The gene is associated with nectary development, petal formation, stamen morphogenesis, bract formation, and meristem determinacy. It is linked to regulation of systemic acquired resistance, defence response to bacteria, and response to photooxidative stress, superoxide, and nitrate starvation. Associations with agronomic traits include cold tolerance, drought sensitivity, bacterial blight disease resistance, cucurbit downy mildew response, seed set percent, plant male sterility, and nitrogen uptake. The protein localises to the nucleus, cytoplasm, and plasmalemma. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to nitrogen use efficiency and drought resistance.