SCR — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C016202.2 (CmSCR, also known as CmSCL23, SGR1) on melon chromosome 8 encodes a GRAS family transcription factor with sequence-specific DNA binding and protein homodimerization activity. In melon, this gene is associated with fruit ripening. It is associated with endoderm cell fate specification, bundle sheath cell fate specification, radial pattern formation, root morphogenesis, amyloplast organization, negative gravitropism, regulation of hormone metabolism, and arbuscular mycorrhizae formation. Associations also include yield, leaf growth and development, root development and morphology traits, adventitious root number, cell cycle and elongation traits, and oxidative stress response. The gene is linked to chlorophyll degradation, leaf senescence, seed degreening, and photosynthetic CO2 assimilation. Related genes in other species link it to root development, endodermis specification, quiescent center formation, and ground tissue patterning.