BGLU12 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C015214.2 (BGLU12) on melon chromosome 3 encodes a protein with beta-apiosyl-beta-glucosidase, raucaffricine beta-glucosidase, vomilenine glucosyltransferase, ABA-GE beta-glucosidase, coniferin beta-glucosidase, beta-L-arabinosidase, beta-gentiobiose beta-glucosidase, sinigrase, beta-D-fucosidase, glucan exo-1,3-beta-glucosidase, beta-galactosidase, and beta-glucosidase activities, and belongs to the Glyco_hydro_1 family. The protein is localized to the ER body, ER lumen, apoplast, and plasmodesmata. BGLU12 is associated with abscisic acid metabolism, coumarin metabolism, glucosinolate metabolism, and alkaloid anabolism, as well as cellular responses to chitin, cold, and salinity. The gene has been linked to seed weight, sucrose content, water use efficiency, bacterial blight disease resistance, anthocyanin content, root dry weight, and stomatal complex closure time. Studies of related genes in other species connect BGLU12 to defense responses, herbivory resistance, drought response, and seed germination.