nit2 — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_06812 (nit2) on chromosome 1 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a CN hydrolase domain-containing protein with cyanide hydratase, arylacetonitrilase, nitrilase and hydro-lyase activities. The gene is associated with cyanide breakdown, nitrate metabolism, nitrogen catabolite repression, nitrate assimilation, nitrogen utilization, catabolite repression, gibberellin biosynthesis, hyphal growth, homologous recombination and PTM. Related genes in other species link the family to nitrilase and cyanide hydratase enzyme classes (EC 3.5.5.1, 3.5.5.5 and 4.2.1.66).