Basic information
Locus name	LOC_Os04g47300
Alias	ESL4
Organism	Rice (Oryza sativa)
Taxonomic identifier	[NCBI]
Function category	signal transduction
Effect for Senescence	delay
Gene Description	ESL4 encodes a calcium-dependent protein kinase
Evidence	Genetic evidence [Ref 1]
References	1: Xing Y, Guo S, Chen X, Du D, Liu M, Xiao Y, Zhang T, Zhu M, Zhang Y, Sang X, He G, Wang N. Nitrogen Metabolism is Affected in the Nitrogen-Deficient Rice Mutant esl4 with a Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase Gene Mutation. Plant Cell Physiol. 2018 Dec 1;59(12):2512-2525. doi: 10.1093/pcp/pcy169.
Sequence	LOC_Os04g47300.1 | mRNA | CDS | Protein
Mutant information
Mutant name	els4
Mutant/Transgenic	mutant
Ecotype	Rice (Oryza sativa)
Mutagenesis type	T-DNA;EMS
Mutant Image
An early senescence leaf 4 (esl4) mutant of rice (Oryza sativa L.) displayed yellowing followed by severe chlorosis of the leaf apex and margin from the late jointing stage to maturity. The content of photosynthetic pigments in the mutant was significantly lower than in wild-type plants, and abnormalities in cell structure were detected in the mutant leaf blade. Stomatal conductance and rates of photosynthesis and transpiration were lower inesl4 than in wild-type plants. The esl4 mutant was nitrogen deficient, and expression and enzyme activities of genes related to nitrogen metabolism were down-regulated.