PNH — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsPNH (CSA_3G144740) in cucumber encodes a protein containing Argonaute_Mid_dom, Piwi_ago-like, ArgoL2, ArgoL1, Argonaute_N, Piwi, PAZ_dom, PAZ_dom_sf, RNaseH_sf, and RNaseH-like_sf domains, with annotated molecular functions including siRNA binding, RNA endonuclease activity, and dsRNA binding. The gene is associated with miRNA metabolic process, lsiRNA processing, pre-miRNA processing, gene silencing by miRNA and mRNA cleavage, somatic stem cell population maintenance, and temporal regulation of development. It is linked to traits including leaf morphology and polarity, flower development, fruit position, seed viability, photosynthetic ability, and hormone content such as gibberellic acid and cytokinin. Phenotypic associations include leaf shape, virus resistance, auxin signalling, germination time, and seed dormancy. Related genes in other species connect the family to shoot meristem organization, leaf polarity, floral development, and fruit yield.