ERS — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SlERS (SOLYC11G006150.1) on tomato chromosome 11 encodes a dual-specificity protein kinase with histidine phosphotransfer kinase activity, anthranilate phosphoribosyltransferase activity, and ethylene (ethene) receptor activity, binding copper, heme, and ethylene. The gene is associated with detection of ethylene stimulus, ethylene-mediated signaling pathways, regulation of seedling development, stem cell renewal, and post-embryonic root development. It has been linked to fruit ripening, fruit firmness, fruit color, fruit shelf life, fruit set timing, leaf carbon content, leaf area, shoot fresh weight, root number, photosynthetic ability, respiration rate, water stress response, temperature stress response, drought tolerance, aluminum resistance, aphid resistance, nematode response, and susceptibility to powdery mildew. Additional associations include lignin biosynthesis, IAA content, phosphorus and nitrate responses, and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis.