LEA — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C016401.2, also known as CmLEA, encodes a dehydrin family protein on melon chromosome 8. The gene is associated with seed dehydration, embryogenesis, and responses to cold, abscisic acid, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid, thirst, and fungal defence. The protein localises to the membrane, cytosol, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Associations include photosynthetic rate, freezing and cold stress tolerance, seedling establishment, drought and salt stress tolerance, osmotic stress tolerance, dehydration and ABA responses, and membrane stability. Related genes in other species link the family to drought tolerance, salt tolerance, ABA sensitivity, low temperature response, and traits such as seed size, fruit weight, germination rate, water use efficiency, and raffinose content.