ERS — Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris

Summary

BvERS (BVRB_7G159660) on sugar beet chromosome 7 encodes a protein with dual-specificity protein kinase activity, histidine phosphotransfer kinase activity, histidine kinase activity, phosphorelay sensor kinase activity, C2H4 receptor activity, ethene binding, copper binding, anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase activity, ribosome binding, translation initiation factor activity, histone binding, and chromatin binding. It is associated with detection of ethylene stimulus, jasmonic acid/ethene-dependent systemic resistance, regulation of seedling development, regulation of stem cell renewal, regulation of post-embryonic root development, and other biological processes. The gene has been linked to leaf area, photosynthetic ability, seed yield, fruit ripening, root hair density and length, water stress response, temperature stress response, aluminum response, aphid response, nematode damage response, and herbicide sensitivity. It is also connected to phenotypes such as drought tolerance, adventitious root formation, fruit shelf life, and susceptibility to powdery mildew. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to ethylene signal transduction, senescence, disease resistance, and tuber dormancy.