Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Cla011230
• Gene Symbol: CitACS4
• Gene Name: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase 4
• Genome: watermelon genome()
• Species: Citrus sinensis

Functional Descriptions:

• Mutation in the gene encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase 4 (CitACS4) led to andromonoecy in watermelon.
• The watermelon gene 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase 4 (CitACS4), expressed specifically in carpel primordia, determines the andromonoecy in watermelon.
• The compromised enzymatic activity of CitACS4 in andromonoecious watermelon varieties may have caused a reduced ethylene production in carpel primordia, leading to the formation of flowers with both male and female organs.
• We believe that the reduced CitACS4 activity may hamper the programmed cell death in stamen primordia, leading to the formation of hermaphroditic flowers.

Function-related keywords:

• ethylene ,  cell-death ,  stamen ,  programmed-cell-death ,  ethylene-production

Literature:

• Mutation in the gene encoding 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase 4 (CitACS4) led to andromonoecy in watermelon.   DOI:  10.1111/jipb.12466 ;  PMID:  26839981

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: EF154458.1
• UniProt accessions:

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Sequences:

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