BD — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_05832, symbol BD, encodes a Ras small monomeric GTPase (RasB) on chromosome 1 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4. The product belongs to the Ras-type small GTPase family and exhibits GTPase activity, GTP binding, and G protein activity. It is associated with Ras protein signal transduction, regulation of conidium formation, spore germination, hyphal growth, mating type switching, mating, meiosis, mitosis, nuclear division, cell polarity establishment, morphogenesis, cell death, protein folding, protein synthesis, mycose catabolism, and interaction with host. The protein localises to the plasmalemma. Phenotypic associations include altered vacuolar transport, bipolar budding, redox state, mating type switching, entry into G0, osmotic and oxidative stress resistance, pheromone production, cell cycle progression, nuclear export, protein transport, RNA accumulation, prion inheritance, flocculation, and transposable element transposition. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to protein content and oxidative stress response.