ERS — Solanum lycopersicum

Summary

SOLYC12G011330.4, the tomato ERS gene (also known as ETR1), encodes a protein with ETR, GAF, histidine kinase, and response regulator domains, and has C2H4 receptor activity, ethene binding, phosphorelay sensor kinase activity, metal binding, identical protein binding, and ATP binding. It is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. The gene is associated with ethylene response, fruit quality and shelf life, disease resistance, and fruit ripening and color traits. It is linked to lycopene and pigment accumulation, leaf and fruit abscission, carbohydrate and galactose metabolism, alternative respiration, and responses to water and oxidative stress. Associations also include fruit firmness, ethylene perception, seed dormancy, germination rate, root and shoot growth, plant height, tiller number, chlorophyll content, and salt tolerance. Related genes in other species link the family to ethylene perception and signaling.