ENO2 — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsENO2 (CSA_6G450370) in cucumber encodes an enolase with phosphopyruvate hydratase activity (EC 4.2.1.11), also annotated with RNA folding chaperone and SUMO transferase activities. This gene is associated with the glycolytic process, TCA cycle, glyoxylate cycle, and regulation of photosynthesis, as well as responses to cold, salt, hypoxia, and cadmium. It has been linked to leaf length, chlorophyll content, respiration rate, stomatal opening, ethylene and abscisic acid sensitivity, and low temperature stress response. Associations also include plant growth, early flowering, freezing tolerance, drought tolerance, salt stress tolerance, lignin content, leaf senescence, and viral resistance. The protein localizes to the cytosol, mitochondria, mitochondrial envelope, ER, apoplast, and plasmodesmata. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to seed size, fatty acid accumulation, and immune response.