pod — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CSA_4G285740 (symbol pod) in cucumber (Cucumis sativus, chromosome 4) encodes a secretory haem peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.7) with lactoperoxidase and peroxidase activity, heme binding, and metal binding. The gene is associated with hydrogen peroxide catabolism, oxidative stress and salinity responses, cold acclimation, flavonoid anabolism, cell wall organization, protein folding, proteolysis, signal transduction, defense response, and homeostasis. It is linked to vacuolar, plant-type cell wall, and extracellular localization, as well as photosynthetic rate and oxidative stress response. Studies of related peroxidases in other species connect the family to similar oxidative and cell wall-related processes, though these associations are not yet established for cucumber.