calA — Aspergillus fumigatus

Summary

AFU3G09690 (calA) in Aspergillus fumigatus chromosome 3 encodes a putative extracellular thaumatin domain protein, belonging to the Bys1 domain family. The gene is associated with exit from dormancy, developmental induction, spore germination, homologous recombination, morphogenesis, and endocytosis, and its product is localized to the extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to similar processes, though these associations are not yet established for calA itself.