ELG — Solanum tuberosum

Summary

StELG (PGSC0003DMG400007709) on potato chromosome 4 encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like serine/threonine kinase, a transmembrane receptor protein kinase. It is associated with immune complex formation, immune response-regulating signaling, cellular response to peptides, and the upregulation of cell size and defense responses. The gene is linked to tissue morphogenesis, meristem cell homeostasis, negative regulation of seed maturation and floral organ abscission, fruit abscission, and responses to humidity and UV-B. Associations with agronomic traits include grain yield, bacterial blight disease resistance, viral disease response, nematode damage response, plant male sterility, fruit ripening, lignin biosynthesis, temperature stress response, and phosphorus uptake. Studies of related genes in other species link StELG's relatives to defense signaling, cell death control, and resistance to fungal and bacterial pathogens, as well as to root development and waterlogging tolerance.