ELG — Solanum tuberosum

Summary

StELG (PGSC0003DMG400011160) on potato chromosome 7 encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like serine/threonine kinase, a member of the LRR-RLK family. The gene is associated with transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase binding, peptide receptor activity, and numerous other molecular functions including guanylyl cyclase and GTPase inhibitor activities. StELG has been linked to immune complex formation, immune response-regulating signaling, tissue morphogenesis, and anti-apoptosis. It is connected to diverse agronomic traits including grain yield, bacterial blight disease resistance, viral disease response, nematode damage response, fruit ripening, brassinosteroid content, hydrogen peroxide content, and temperature stress response. The gene is also associated with phenotypes such as photosynthetic capacity, male sterility, fungal pathogen resistance, root growth inhibition, and stomatal formation. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to defense responses, cell death control, and resistance to pathogens including Verticillium and Magnaporthe oryzae.