ERS — Asparagus officinalis

Summary

A4U43_C10F14830 (ERS) on asparagus chromosome 10 encodes a dual-specificity protein kinase with histidine phosphotransfer kinase, phosphorelay sensor kinase, and ethylene receptor activities, and also binds copper, ribosomes, and histones. The gene is associated with ethylene-mediated signaling, detection of ethylene stimulus, and the jasmonic acid/ethylene-dependent systemic resistance pathway. It is linked to regulation of seedling development, post-embryonic root development, stem cell renewal, starch metabolism, and programmed cell death induced by symbiont. Associations with agronomic traits include fruit ripening, seed yield, leaf area, root hair length, photosynthetic ability, water stress response, temperature stress response, aluminum response, aphid response, nematode damage response, and herbicide sensitivity. Related genes in other species are linked to ethylene signal transduction, disease resistance, osmotic stress tolerance, and root-knot nematode resistance.