ERS — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvERS (BVRB_5G106540) on sugar beet chromosome 5 encodes a protein with dual-specificity protein kinase, histidine kinase, C2H4 receptor, ethene binding, copper binding, heme binding, and anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase activities. The gene is associated with detection of ethene stimulus, jasmonic acid/ethene-dependent systemic resistance, regulation of seedling development, stem cell renewal, and post-embryonic root development. It is linked to fruit ripening, seed yield, leaf area, root hair density and length, photosynthetic ability, water and temperature stress responses, nematode and aphid responses, aluminum response, and sulfur sensitivity. Additional associations include programmed cell death induced by symbiont, H2O2 biosynthetic process, and calcium ion homeostasis. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to ethylene signal transduction, fruit ripening, senescence, disease resistance, and abiotic stress tolerance.