QA-Y — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_08448, also known as QA-Y, encodes a major facilitator superfamily (MFS) sugar transporter with proton:sugar symporter activity, localised to the plasma membrane. In Aspergillus nidulans, this gene is associated with monocarboxylic acid metabolism and carbohydrate transport. Studies of related genes in other species, including quinate permease and MFS sugar transporters, link the family to sugar and quinate transport across membranes.