NADKC — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C020772.2, also known as CmNADKC or CmRPS15, encodes a protein with NAD kinase activity and calmodulin binding, placing it in the NADKc-like family with a zeta toxin domain and P-loop_NTPase motif. This melon gene on chromosome 12 is associated with NADP anabolism, fruit development, and fruit ripening, and its product localises to the mitochondrial outer membrane and nucleus. It has been linked to reduced NADP+ cellular concentration following flg22 elicitor challenge. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to root morphology traits and oxidative burst responses, though these associations are not established for melon itself.