KAT1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C018060.2 (CmKAT1) on melon chromosome 5 encodes a thiolase family protein with 3-ketothiolase activity and protein binding capability. The gene is associated with fatty acid beta-oxidation, glyoxysome organization, jasmonic acid and green leaf volatile biosynthesis, phenylacetate breakdown, and upregulation of abscisic acid-mediated signaling. It is linked to wound response, salt tolerance (SALTTL), and localization to the cytoplasm, ER, mitochondria, nucleolus, and plant-type vacuole. Associations also include stomatal regulation, potassium transport and channel activity, guard cell functioning, membrane potential modulation, and water stress response. Additional connections involve flavonoid biosynthesis, inflorescence development, leaf senescence, lipid mobilization, and postgerminative growth. Related genes in other species link the family to inward-rectifier potassium channel activity, guard cell ion flux, and potassium uptake.