ABT3 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C018717.2, also known as CmABT3 or CmWRKY69, encodes a WRKY transcription factor with DNA-binding and transcription-regulatory activity, localised to the nucleus. In melon, this gene is associated with abscisic acid and gibberellic acid signalling, stomatal movement, leaf senescence, and responses to chitin, fungi, bacteria, salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and salinity. It is linked to the expression of OsWRKY13 and to transcription factor networks involved in salinity response. The gene has been connected to thermomorphogenesis. Studies of related WRKY-family genes in other species link the family to traits including drought tolerance, plant height, chlorophyll content, transpiration rate, stomatal resistance, leaf water potential, and proline content.