SbtS — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C023903.2 (symbol SbtS, also known as CmSBT4.12) on melon chromosome 11 encodes a subtilisin-like serine protease, belonging to the peptidase S8 family, with serine-type endopeptidase activity and protein homodimerization activity. The gene is associated with sex determination, carpel and fruit development, seed development, plant-type cell wall modification, regulation of cell wall pectin metabolism, autolysis, self-proteolysis, response to jasmonic acid, upregulation of defense response to insects, and response to symbiotic bacteria and fungi. It is linked to acid tolerance, plant growth, acid stress tolerance, and root meristem development. The protein localizes to the apoplast, extracellular region, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Related genes in other species connect the family to stress response and plant growth and development traits.