LOX — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C014482.2, designated CmLOX on melon chromosome 6, encodes a lipoxygenase enzyme with linoleate 9S- and 13S-lipoxygenase activity, iron binding, and peroxidase activity. The gene is associated with the lipoxygenase pathway, lipid oxidation, oxylipin and jasmonic acid anabolism, and responses to herbivores, high light intensity, and ozone. It is linked to photoperiod-sensitive flowering time, seed yield, photosynthetic rate, plant height, root thickness, and low temperature stress response. Associations also include wound response, jasmonic acid accumulation, drought resistance, herbivore resistance, cadmium stress tolerance, and anther development. The protein localizes to the chloroplast thylakoid membrane, stromule, apoplast, and stress granules. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to jasmonate biosynthesis, resistance to fungal pathogens and herbivory, and green leaf volatile production.