FLBD — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_00279 (FLBD) on chromosome 8 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a MYB-family transcription factor with RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding and DNA-binding transcription factor activity. It localises to the nucleus and is associated with conidiophore development, positive regulation of conidium formation, asexual reproduction and sporulation, fruiting body formation, cleistothecium development, aerial mycelium formation, autolysis, developmental induction, amylase release, regulation of DNA re-duplication, regulation of cell cycle G1/S phase transition, regulation of stomatal complex patterning, multicellular organismal water homeostasis, activation of salinity response, upregulation of response to thirst, and response to lipid. The gene is also linked to germination rate and oxidative stress response. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to fungal development.