ELG — Solanum tuberosum

Summary

StELG (PGSC0003DMG400013489) on potato chromosome 5 encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like serine/threonine kinase, a transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase binding protein. It is associated with immune complex formation, immune response-regulating signaling, tissue morphogenesis, anti-apoptosis, homeostasis of meristem cell number, response to humidity, UV-B, and peptide signaling. StELG is linked to traits including grain yield, bacterial blight disease resistance, viral and bacterial disease response, nematode damage response, brassinosteroid and gibberellin content, fruit ripening, lignin biosynthesis, temperature stress response, plant male sterility, leaf rolling, and hydrogen peroxide content. It has been connected to phenotypes such as photosynthetic capacity, root growth under low nitrate, stomatal clustering, fungal pathogen resistance, antiviral resistance, and organ abscission. Studies of related genes in other species link this gene family to cell death control, oxidative burst, and disease resistance.