CUT1 — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_07180 (symbol CUT1, also known as AnCUT1) on chromosome 4 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a cutinase with cutinase, lipase and carboxylesterase activity (EC 3.1.1.74), belonging to the cutinase family. The gene is associated with extracellular localisation and a wide range of biological processes including lipid metabolism, lipolysis, carbohydrate breakdown, sporulation, cell cycle control, mitosis, mitotic telophase, cytokinesis, interphase, nuclear division and DNA replication. Related genes in other species link the family to effector functions and apoplastic localisation, with sequence similarity to cutinases from plant pathogens such as Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum.