NAC — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsNAC (CSA_6G382950) on cucumber chromosome 6 encodes a NAC-domain transcription factor with DNA-binding and transcription activator activity. It is associated with the regulation of root hair elongation, leaf senescence, photosynthesis, sex determination, organogenesis, meristem development, and reproductive structure development. The gene is linked to responses to salinity and abiotic stresses, as well as traits including fruit length and shape, lignin content, chlorophyll content, photosynthetic rate, nitrogen content, sugar content, root length and thickness, seedling growth, leaf senescence, ethylene sensitivity, and disease tolerance. It has been connected to phenotypes such as oxidative stress response, carbon and nitrogen metabolism, brassinosteroid catabolism, anthocyanin biosynthesis, and jasmonic acid and salicylic acid signalling. Related genes in other species are linked to drought tolerance, thermotolerance, ABA sensitivity, and salt stress sensitivity.