WIP1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C013538.2, also known as CmWIP1 or WIP1, is a melon (Cucumis melo) gene on chromosome 12 that encodes a protein containing a DUF3774 wound-induced domain. The gene is associated with sex determination, male flower development, carpel development, stamen development, and flower sex determination in this species. It is linked to flower development, fruit ripening, ethylene anabolism, secondary metabolism, folate biosynthesis, digestion, and signal transduction. The encoded protein is associated with the plasmalemma and nucleus. CmWIP1 is also connected to carpel number and fruit shape traits. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to male and female flowering, carpel and stamen morphology traits, and female flower development.