EIL1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C015633.2 (CmEIL1) on melon chromosome 3 encodes a protein with an EIN3_N domain and an ethylene-insensitive-like DNA-binding domain, functioning as a transcription factor with DNA-binding, chromatin-binding, and histone-binding activities. It is associated with the regulation of ethylene-mediated signaling, response to wounding, defense response to insects, sex determination, secondary cell wall biogenesis, and flavonoid biosynthesis. The gene is linked to traits including fruit shape, iron sensitivity, shoot elongation under submergence, branch angle, seed protein content, lignin biosynthesis, stamen morphology, aphid response, stem senescence, photosynthetic rate, and high temperature stress response. Related genes in other species are linked to iron efficiency, flowering time, freezing tolerance, and resistance to fungal pathogens and herbivory.