calA — Aspergillus fumigatus

Summary

AFU8G01710, designated calA in Aspergillus fumigatus on chromosome 8, encodes a putative antigenic 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. Its product is linked to extracellular localisation. Studies of related genes in other species, such as the thaumatin-like protein ARB_01183 and the osmotin/thaumatin-like superfamily, connect the broader gene family to these proteins, though these associations are not yet established for calA itself.