CAM — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsCAM (CSA_2G228380) on cucumber chromosome 2 encodes an EF-hand domain-containing protein with calcium ion binding and enzyme modulator activities, belonging to the CALM/Myosin/TropC-like family. It is associated with sex differentiation and determination, hormone and phenylpropanoid anabolism, primary and secondary metabolism, protein phosphorylation, signal transduction, defense response, and adventitious and root development. The gene is linked to photosynthetic rate and chlorophyll content. It localizes to the cytoplasm and myosin II complex. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to fruit length and shape, calcium concentration, photosynthetic and transpiration rates, quantum yield, photochemical quenching, stomatal resistance, and drought tolerance.