URE — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C011884.2 (symbol CmURE) on melon chromosome 11 encodes a protein with urease domains and is associated with urease activity, nickel binding, and lipid binding. The gene is associated with urea breakdown, syngamy, and localises to the urease complex, cytosol, and cytoplasm. It is also linked to toxin activity. Associations with respiration rate and photosynthetic rate have been noted. Studies of related genes in other species connect the urease family to nitrogen recycling, nickel tolerance, and a wide range of agronomic traits including fruit weight, firmness, lycopene and sugar content, leaf chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, root yield, and germination rate.