AMD2 — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

AnAMD2 (ANIA_09138) on chromosome 6 of Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a protein with an amidase domain and fatty acid amide hydrolase activity (EC 3.5.1.4). The gene is associated with amidase and hydrolase activity, carbon catabolite repression, catabolite repression, antibiotic anabolism, and fatty acid breakdown. Its product localises to the cytoplasm, cytosol, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to decreased starvation resistance, increased and decreased chemical resistance, and normal competitive fitness, though these phenotypes are not established for AnAMD2 itself.