ACO — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CSA_3G912340 (symbol ACO) on cucumber chromosome 3 encodes a protein with aconitase and 3-isopropylmalate dehydratase activity, belonging to the aconitase/iron-responsive element-binding protein family. The gene is associated with sex differentiation, flower formation, carpel development, cell wall disassembly, and the glyoxylate cycle. It has been linked to ethylene sensitivity, fruit softening, lateral root development, gravitropic response, waterlogging stress tolerance, salt tolerance, and abiotic stress response. The protein localizes to mitochondria, chloroplast stroma, cytosol, and plasmodesmata, and is associated with leucine biosynthesis, citrate metabolism, and the SAM cycle. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to fruit shelf-life, seed germination, adventitious root formation, and ethylene biosynthesis.