CBF1 — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsCBF1 (CSA_5G174570) on cucumber chromosome 5 encodes an AP2/ERF domain-containing transcription factor with DNA-binding and histone acetylase activities. It is associated with sex determination, regulation of vegetative phase change, leaf senescence, chlorophyll breakdown, wax anabolism, ethylene anabolism, ABA signalling, and cellular responses to drought and salinity. The gene has been linked to traits including freezing tolerance, postharvest chilling injury, dehydration tolerance, disease resistance, biomass production, photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, anthocyanin content, jasmonic acid content, lateral root length, trichome density, and responses to cytokinin, auxin, and brassinosteroids. Studies of related genes in other species connect it to cold acclimation, drought stress tolerance, osmotic stress response, and pathogen resistance.