paaT — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_07796 (paaT) on chromosome 4 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a major facilitator superfamily (MFS) domain-containing protein with amino acid permease activity and transmembrane transporter activity. The gene is associated with penicillin anabolism, xenobiotic transport, export across the plasma membrane, amino acid membrane transport, pexophagy, secretion, and membrane transport. Its product localizes to the peroxisome membrane, plasmalemma, and membrane. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to unaffected pathogenicity and associations with ear rot and stalk rot in maize.