LOX — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C014638.2 (symbol LOX, also known as CmLOX) on melon chromosome 6 encodes a lipoxygenase enzyme with linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase and phytoene dehydrogenase activities, and contains the characteristic lipoxygenase iron-binding domains. The gene is associated with the lipoxygenase pathway, lipid oxidation, oxylipin and isoprenoid anabolism, green leaf volatile biosynthesis, and fatty acid anabolism. It has been connected to abscission, stomatal closure, and responses to wounding, jasmonic acid, abscisic acid, salicylate, salt, and other organisms. The encoded protein localises to the chloroplast thylakoid and stroma. The gene is also linked to drought tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase activity (EC 1.13.11.12).