DCP1 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C024565.2 (CmDCP1) on melon chromosome 9 encodes a protein with a PH-like domain superfamily and is annotated with m(7)GpppN-mRNA hydrolase activity, GTP-dependent protein binding, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, and cytoskeletal motor activity. The gene is associated with mRNA breakdown, deadenylation-dependent and independent decapping, P-body assembly, regulation of intracellular mRNA localization, and negative regulation of translation. It is linked to root hair elongation, leaf pavement cell development, root meristem specification, mucilage extrusion from seed coat, and extracellular matrix organization. Associations with agronomic traits include fruit shape, sugar content, seed coat color, plant size, flowering time, root hair length, trichome morphology, branch morphology, leaf senescence, disease tolerance, and salt stress tolerance. The encoded protein localizes to P-bodies, stress granules, transport vesicles, myosin complex, root hair tips, and plasmodesmata.