ERS — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SlERS (SOLYC11G006180.2) on tomato chromosome 11 encodes a dual-specificity protein kinase with histidine phosphotransfer kinase activity, annotated as an ethylene receptor that binds ethene and copper. The gene is associated with ethylene-mediated signaling pathways, detection of ethylene stimulus, and the jasmonic acid/ethylene-dependent systemic resistance pathway. It is linked to fruit ripening, fruit firmness, fruit color, fruit shelf life, and fruit set timing, as well as leaf carbon content, leaf area, leaf number, and leaf shattering. Additional associations include responses to water stress, temperature stress, nematode damage, aphid response, aluminum response, sulfur sensitivity, phosphorus response, and herbicide sensitivity. The gene is also connected to root number, shoot fresh weight, photosynthetic ability, respiration rate, and lignin biosynthesis. Related genes in other species link the gene to ethylene signal transduction, senescence, and responses to pathogens, nematodes, and abiotic stresses.