WUS — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CSA_6G505860, designated WUS (also known as CsWUS, CsPGA6, WUS1, PGA6, or CsWUS1) in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) on chromosome 6, encodes a homeobox domain-containing protein of the WUSCHEL-like family. It is annotated with DNA binding transcription factor activity, RNA binding, and other molecular functions. This gene is associated with the maintenance of shoot apical meristem identity, stem cell population maintenance, axillary shoot meristem initiation, floral organ and anther development, stomium development, organogenesis, regeneration, and sucrose metabolism. It localizes to the nucleus, nucleolus, and plant-type cell wall. The gene is linked to numerous traits including meristem identity, shoot axis branching, floral organ size, fruit shape, plant height, flowering time, leaf morphology, auxin sensitivity, seed maturation, and plant stress response. Related genes in other species link the family to shoot meristem stem cell maintenance, embryonic development, and somatic embryogenesis.