VPS33 — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_02418 (symbol VPS33, also known as AnVPS33) on chromosome 7 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a vacuolar sorting protein belonging to the Sec1-like family. The gene product is annotated with ATP binding and is associated with vacuole fusion, homotypic vacuole fusion, intracellular protein transport, secretion, vesicle transport, autophagy, and homeostasis. It is linked to the vacuolar HOPS complex, CORVET complex, and the fungal-type vacuole. Studies of related genes in other species connect the VPS33 family to vacuolar protein sorting.