xlnR — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_02672 (xlnR) on chromosome 6 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a xylanase regulator, a Zn2Cys6 DNA-binding transcription factor with RNA polymerase II-specific activity. This gene is associated with the breakdown of xylan, cellulose, pentose, galactose, and polysaccharides, as well as with carbon catabolite repression, the glucose effect, fermentation, digestion, and secretion. It is linked to positive regulation of macromolecule metabolic processes, upregulation of DNA-dependent transcription, and regulation of gene expression. The encoded protein localises to the nucleus.