AAT1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C022128.2, also known as CmAAT1 or CAT1, encodes a basic amino acid permease with L-lysine, L-glutamate, and basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity. The gene is associated with L-arginine import, the lipoxygenase pathway, basic amino acid transport, sucrose metabolism, and fruit ripening. It has been linked to sugar content, photosynthetic rate, plant biomass, flowering time, and resistance to Pseudomonas syringae. The encoded protein localizes to the membrane, plasmalemma, plant-type vacuole, intracellular membrane-bounded organelle, mitochondria, and cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to fruit flavor, volatile ester production, salt and drought tolerance, oxidative stress response, viral resistance, and circadian rhythm.