D11 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C011388.2 (CmD11) on melon chromosome 4 encodes a protein with a bZIP domain and a TGA domain, annotated with salicylic acid binding, calmodulin binding, disulfide oxidoreductase activity, and transcription coactivator activity. The gene is associated with bract and petal formation, nectary and stamen development, meristem determinacy, and proximal/distal pattern formation. It has been linked to cold tolerance in melon, as well as responses to photooxidative stress, nitrate starvation, superoxide, and xenobiotic stimuli. Associations extend to regulation of systemic acquired resistance, regulation of defence response to bacteria, and salicylic acid and nitric oxide anabolism. The gene is also connected to traits including bract and petal morphology, flower abscission zone morphology, seed set, plant male sterility, drought sensitivity, and responses to cucurbit downy mildew, bacterial blight, and various fungal diseases.