PEPR1 — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvPEPR1 (BVRB_4G074780) on sugar beet chromosome 4 encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase with transmembrane receptor serine/threonine kinase activity, peptide receptor activity, and guanylyl cyclase activity. The gene is associated with regulation of defence response to bacteria, PRR signaling, response to UV-A, and stomatal complex morphogenesis. It has been linked to traits including shoot system elongation rate, root length, root thickness, anthocyanin content, flowering time trait, disease tolerance, aluminum response trait, aphid response trait, and SALTTL. Associations also connect it to cell wall damage tolerance, root immune response, systemic immunity, herbivore defense, and stomatal closure. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to innate immunity, basal resistance, and plant growth.