GA20OX5 — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CSA_6G476070, also known as GA20OX5 or GA20ox2, encodes a protein with gibberellin 3-beta-dioxygenase activity, gibberellin 20-oxidase activity, flavanone 3-dioxygenase activity, dioxygenase activity, 2-oxoglutarate dioxygenase activity, vitamin C binding, and metal binding, and belongs to the 2-oxoglutarate/Fe(II)-dependent dioxygenase superfamily. In cucumber, this gene is associated with gibberellin metabolism and signaling, hormone anabolism, sex determination, flower development, abscission, syngamy, and regulation of growth. It has also been linked to responses to flooding and light stimulus, defense response to oomycetes, and processes including chlorophyll, carotenoid, flavonoid, and sucrose metabolism. The encoded protein localizes to the cytoplasm. Associations with tiller number, leaf color, chlorophyll content, hydrogen peroxide content, and heterosis have been reported. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to gibberellin 20-oxidase and flavanone 3-dioxygenase activities.