CTR1 — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CsCTR1 (CSA_6G450400) on cucumber chromosome 6 encodes a dual-specificity protein kinase with C2H4 receptor activity, ethene binding, MEKK activity, and additional kinase and binding domains. It is associated with detection of ethene stimulus, regulation of response to oxidative stress, sex differentiation, flower formation, regulation of seedling development, and H2O2 biosynthetic process. The gene is linked to female flowering, fruit ripening trait, fruit shape, seed yield trait, stem thickness, stem elongation, leaf morphology trait, root hair length, lateral root length, anther morphology trait, trichome morphology trait, and responses to temperature stress, osmotic stress, aluminum, aphids, and herbicides. It localizes to the ER membrane, endosome, cytosol, and other cellular compartments. Studies of related genes in other species connect it to ethylene signal transduction, fruit ripening, salinity tolerance, drought tolerance, disease resistance, and root development.