AGL2 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C011410.2, also known as CmAGL2, encodes a protein with MADS-box and K-box domains on melon chromosome 4. It is annotated with transcription regulator activity, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, and transcription coactivator and corepressor activities. CmAGL2 is associated with maintenance of floral organ identity, regulation of double fertilization, negative regulation of seed maturation and floral organ abscission, fruit abscission, and downregulation of short-day photoperiodism for flowering. It is linked to traits including flower and carpel morphology, floral organ length and size, fruit length and ripening, seed coat hardness and color, plant male sterility, and osmotic adjustment capacity. The gene is also associated with abscisic acid breakdown, cellular water homeostasis, and responses to biotic stimuli. Related genes in other species are linked to seed coat development, endothelium formation, and proanthocyanidin accumulation.