ELG — Solanum tuberosum

Summary

StELG (PGSC0003DMG400028429) on potato chromosome 2 encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like serine/threonine kinase with coreceptor activity, transmembrane receptor protein serine/threonine kinase activity, and protein homodimerization activity. It is localized to the membrane and plasmalemma. The gene is associated with immune complex formation, regulation of defence response to fungi, MAPK cascade, metabolic burst, and upregulation of innate immune response. It is linked to tissue morphogenesis, stomatal complex morphogenesis, somatic embryogenesis, plant ovule development, and regulation of developmental growth. Associations also include hormone anabolism, activation of salinity response, upregulation of response to thirst, and virus-induced PTGS. Studies of related genes in other species link this gene family to brassinosteroid signalling and innate immunity.