ELG — Glycine max

Summary

GmELG (GLYMA_08G074500V4) on soybean chromosome 8 encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like serine/threonine kinase with multiple annotated molecular functions including guanylyl cyclase activity, GTPase inhibitor activity, and transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase binding. The gene is associated with immune response-regulating signaling pathways, reactive oxygen species-mediated programmed cell death, and defense responses. GmELG has been connected to numerous agronomically important traits including grain yield, bacterial blight disease resistance, nematode damage response, plant male sterility, shoot growth angle, temperature stress response, aluminum response, phosphorus uptake, and lignin biosynthesis. It is linked to plant immunity, PAMP-triggered immunity, crop yield, and fire blight resistance. The protein localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane, endosome, plasmodesma, and heterotrimeric G-protein complex. Studies of related genes in other species associate this gene family with cell death control, bacterial disease resistance, drought tolerance, and organ size regulation.