M2 — Cucumis melo

Summary

MELO3C029161.2, also known as CmM2, encodes a cyclophilin-type peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) with cis-trans proline isomerase activity and cyclosporin A binding capacity. In melon, this gene is associated with protein folding, regulation of protein refolding, fruit development and ripening, and responses to abscisic acid, salt, and mannitol. It is linked to activation of the salinity response. The encoded protein localizes to the chloroplast stroma, cytosol, cytoplasm, nucleus, and plasmalemma. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity (EC 5.2.1.8).