Gene Details:

• Gene ID: Csa_1G294020
• Gene Symbol: CsWAX2
• Gene Name: AtWAX2 homolog
• Genome: Cucumis sativus ASM407v2
• Species: Cucumis sativus

Functional Descriptions:

• We cloned and characterized an AtWAX2 homolog, CsWAX2, in cucumber and found that it is highly expressed in the epidermis, where waxes are synthesized, while subcellular localization showed that CsWAX2 protein is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).
• The transcriptional expression of CsWAX2 was found to be induced by low temperature, drought, salt stress and ABA, while the ectopic expression of CsWAX2 in an Arabidopsis wax2 mutant could partially complement the glossy stem phenotype.
• Abnormal expression of CsWAX2 in transgenic cucumbers specifically affected both very long chain (VLC) alkanes and cutin biosynthesis.
• Collectively, these results indicated that CsWAX2 plays a pivotal role in wax biosynthesis, influencing pollen fertility and the plant’s response to biotic and abiotic stresses.

Function-related keywords:

• stem ,  temperature ,  fertility ,  pollen ,  drought ,  stress ,  drought-stress ,  salt ,  abiotic-stress ,  aba ,  salt-stress ,  biotic-stress ,  cutin ,  aba-biosynthesis ,  stress-response ,  er-stress ,  drought-stress-response ,  epidermis ,  pollen-fertility ,  endoplasmic-reticulum-stress-response ,  drought-response ,  wax-biosynthesis ,  abiotic-stress-response ,  reticulum-stress-response ,  temperature-response ,  wax ,  protein

Literature:

• Cucumis sativus L. WAX2 Plays a Pivotal Role in Wax Biosynthesis, Influencing Pollen Fertility and Plant Biotic and Abiotic Stress Responses.   DOI:  10.1093/pcp/pcv052 ;  PMID:  26023108

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: 101217936
• UniProt accessions: A0A0A0LZ62

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