CSA_1G542510 — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CSA_1G542510 in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) chromosome 1 encodes a phloem protein belonging to the PP2-like/lectin family. The product has sugar-binding molecular function. This gene is associated with a wide range of biological processes, including phloem loading, RNA transport and metabolism, starch breakdown, toxin metabolism, ethylene anabolism, chlorophyll fluorescence, response to stress and salt, fruit development, adventitious root development, lipid metabolism, virus-induced post-transcriptional gene silencing, and homeostasis. It is also linked to the trait salt tolerance. The protein is localised to the extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species, linked by sequence similarity, connect the family to additional functions, though these are not established for this cucumber gene.