fluG — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_06654 (fluG) on chromosome 1 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a protein with glutamine synthetase and hydrolase activities, binding ATP, and containing a glutamine synthetase catalytic domain. The gene is associated with L-glutamine anabolism, nitrogen fixation, nodulation, organogenesis, hyphopodium formation, and regulation of pH. It is linked to developmental processes including cleistothecium and fruiting body formation, conidiophore development, positive regulation of conidium formation, sporocarp development in asexual reproduction, and syngamy. Additional associations include regulation of sterigmatocystin biosynthesis, blue light response, autolysis, amine metabolism, and oxidative stress response. The encoded protein localizes to the cytoplasm. Related genes in other species link the family to nitrogen metabolism and fungal development.