EF1A — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C025753.2, designated CmEF1A on melon chromosome 12, encodes a translation elongation factor 1-alpha, a GTP-binding protein with translation elongation factor activity, GTPase activity, SUMO transferase activity, and SUMO binding. The gene is associated with translation elongation, sumoylation, regulation of metabolism, and NO storage. It is associated with embryo development ending in seed dormancy, response to abscisic acid, and localisation to the cytosol, chloroplast stroma, mitochondria, vacuole, nucleolus, and plasmodesmata. Associations include plant stress response, photosynthetic rate, stomatal opening, abscisic acid sensitivity, flowering time, plant growth and development, and root morphology. Studies of related genes in other species link the elongation factor 1-alpha family to immune response in tomato and embryo viability in Arabidopsis.