DCE — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsDCE (CSA_1G031730) on cucumber chromosome 1 encodes a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent decarboxylase with glutamate decarboxylase and sphinganine-1-phosphate aldolase activities, and binds calmodulin and calcium ions. The gene is associated with glutamate and sphingolipid breakdown, GABA formation, fermentation, calcium ion detection, mechanical stimulus response, and syngamy. Its product localises to the ER membrane, plastid, plasmodesma, mitochondria, cytosol, and nucleus. CsDCE is linked to multiple agronomic traits including root volume, shoot fresh weight, plant height, stem diameter, net photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, water use efficiency, ethylene and abscisic acid sensitivity, jasmonic acid content, stomatal closure, leaf senescence, flowering time, and seed development. It has also been connected to drought tolerance, heat stress tolerance, bacterial pathogen resistance, and salt tolerance.