LOX1.6 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C014627.2, also known as CmLOX1.6 or LOX1.6, encodes a lipoxygenase enzyme with linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase and phytoene dehydrogenase activities, containing lipoxygenase and PLAT/LH2 domains. In melon (Cucumis melo, chromosome 6), this gene is associated with lipid oxidation, oxylipin anabolism, green leaf volatile biosynthesis, and jasmonic acid signaling and response. It is linked to stomatal closure, responses to wounding, salicylate, and other organisms, and is localized to the chloroplast thylakoid and stroma. The gene participates in the 13-LOX and 13-HPL pathway and jasmonic acid biosynthesis. It has been connected to drought tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species further link the family to oxylipin-mediated stress responses.