CYP89 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C021842.2 (CmCYP89) on melon chromosome 12 encodes a cytochrome P450 protein of the CYP89 family, with annotated monooxygenase, oxidoreductase, heme-binding and iron-binding activities, and is associated with fluorescent chlorophyll catabolite monooxygenase (deformylase), isoflavone 3'-hydroxylase and flavonoid 3',5'-hydroxylase activities. The gene is associated with chlorophyll a breakdown, chlorophyll degradation, and chlorophyll catabolism, as well as with the biosynthesis of anthocyanins, flavonoids, alkaloids and phenylethylamine. Its product localises to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane and is also associated with mitochondria and the cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species connect the CYP89 family to cytokinin content and root morphology traits.