ACO1 — Cucumis sativus

Summary

CSA_6G507310, also known as ACO1, encodes an aconitase, an enzyme that catalyses the interconversion of citrate and isocitrate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and is also annotated with 3-isopropylmalate dehydratase activity and iron-responsive element binding. In cucumber, this gene is associated with sex differentiation and determination, flower formation, carpel development, and shoot regeneration. It is linked to citrate and isocitrate metabolism, the glyoxylate cycle, alternative respiration, fermentation, the SAM cycle, methionine metabolism, glucosinolate anabolism, demethylation, and the regulation of salicylic acid-mediated signalling. Associations with fruit firmness, ethylene sensitivity, adventitious rootless, root morphology, and responses to oxidative stress, waterlogging, salt, and abiotic stress have been noted. The protein localises to mitochondria, chloroplast stroma, cytosol, plasmalemma, and other compartments.