CS — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C023506.2, designated CS (CmCS) on melon chromosome 2, encodes a citrate synthase, an enzyme that catalyses the condensation of oxaloacetate and acetyl-CoA to form citrate. The gene is associated with the TCA cycle, glyoxylate cycle, fatty acid beta-oxidation, shikimate pathway, and amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism. Its product localises to mitochondria, the mitochondrial lumen, the cytosol, and the plant-type cell wall. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to traits including lycopene content, pungency, relative growth rate, phosphorus uptake, root morphology, and citrate excretion, as well as to phosphorus use efficiency and growth rate in Arabidopsis.