NADKC — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C026781.2, also known as CmNADKC, encodes a protein with NAD kinase activity and calmodulin binding, placing it in the NADKc-like family with a P-loop_NTPase and zeta toxin domain. In melon, this gene is associated with NADP anabolism, fruit development, and fruit ripening, and its product localizes to the mitochondrial outer membrane and nucleus. The gene is linked to reduced NADP+ cellular concentration following flg22 elicitor challenge. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to root morphology traits and oxidative burst responses, though these associations are not established for melon itself.