ATC — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsATC (CSA_3G776350) in cucumber encodes a phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (PEBP family) that also acts as a transcriptional co-regulator and DNA-binding transcription factor. It is associated with the regulation of flowering time, photoperiodism, meristem determinacy, and floral organ development, as well as responses to short days, vernalization, and sucrose. The gene is linked to drought tolerance, salt tolerance, photosynthetic rate, seed dormancy, seed yield, inflorescence architecture, and shoot growth patterns. It localizes to the nucleus, cytoplasm, ER, vacuole, and plasmalemma. Studies of related genes in other species connect this gene family to growth habit, plant architecture, inflorescence development, and stress responses.