D11 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C017572.2 (CmD11) on melon chromosome 8 encodes a protein with a bZIP domain and a TGA domain, annotated with salicylic acid binding, calmodulin binding, disulfide oxidoreductase activity, and transcriptional co-regulator functions. In melon, this gene is associated with cold tolerance, bract formation, nectary development, stamen morphogenesis, petal formation, meristem determinacy, and regulation of systemic acquired resistance and defence response to bacteria. It is linked to numerous traits including cucurbit downy mildew response, bacterial blight disease resistance, drought sensitivity, seed set percent, plant male sterility, anther and petal morphology, and shoot system elongation rate. The gene is also connected to photooxidative stress tolerance, flower development, nitrogen uptake, root growth, and salicylic acid-mediated defence. Related genes in other species link this gene group to anther development, root stem cell regulation, jasmonic acid response, drought resistance, and nitrogen use efficiency.