MDH — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C016095.2, symbol CmMDH on melon chromosome 8, encodes a malate dehydrogenase with NAD-L-malate dehydrogenase activity (EC 1.1.1.37). The gene is associated with the TCA cycle, glyoxylate cycle, photorespiration, anaerobic and aerobic respiration, sucrose metabolism, and regulation of hormone levels. It has been linked to respiration rate, photosynthetic rate, plant height, root development, meristem growth, chloroplast development, and both male and female gamete generation. Associations also include responses to high temperature, oxidative stress, hypoxia, cadmium, and zinc sensitivity, as well as disease tolerance, seed viability, germination rate, and biomass. The product localises to plastid stroma, chloroplast inner membrane, microbody, and mitochondrial lumen. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to metabolic flexibility, heat stress response, and chloroplast development under heat stress.