ACS1 — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CSA_4G049610, also known as ACS1, ACS2, or ACS6, encodes a 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (EC 4.4.1.14) and also exhibits transaminase, phosphatase, and protein kinase binding activities. In cucumber, this gene is directly associated with flower sex expression and female sex determination. It is linked to a wide range of traits including female flowering, fruit length, weight, and shape, grain size, seed yield, vegetative vigor, heterosis, photosynthetic and respiration rates, and responses to ethylene, brassinosteroids, and various stresses. Associations also include ACC accumulation, ethylene production, lateral root formation, waterlogging and salt stress tolerance, cadmium tolerance, and resistance to Verticillium wilt, Pseudomonas syringae, and nematodes. The encoded protein localizes to the cytosol, plastid, mitochondria, plasmalemma, and plant-type cell wall.