DREB19 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C019763.2, symbol DREB19 (also known as CmDREB19, DREB2C, CmDREB2C, CmDREB2A, DREB2A), encodes a protein with an AP2/ERF domain and DNA binding transcription factor activity on melon chromosome 12. This gene is associated with responses to heat, stress, salinity, and thirst, as well as with ethylene-mediated signaling, defense responses, and cellular homeostasis. It is linked to traits including stomatal resistance, root length, and chlorophyll content, and has been connected to salt and drought tolerance. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to heat tolerance, while sequence similarity associations extend to water use efficiency, proline content, root architecture traits, and responses to high temperature, oxidative stress, and abscisic acid.