AAT — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C010461.2 (symbol AAT, preferred name CmAAT) on melon chromosome 8 encodes a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent aminotransferase with multiple annotated activities, including kynurenine-oxoglutarate transaminase, L-glutamate:prephenate transaminase, L-aspartate:prephenate transaminase, nicotianamine aminotransferase, L-tyrosine-2-oxoglutarate transaminase, L-aspartate:2-oxoglutarate transaminase, and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase activity. The gene is associated with tyrosine breakdown, L-phenylalanine anabolism, amino acid metabolic processes, ethylene anabolism, and fruit ripening. It is also linked to the CRISPR-Cas system and localises to the amyloplast membrane and cytoplasm. Related genes in other species are associated with chlorophyll content.