QA-Y — Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4

Summary

ANIA_10658 (QA-Y) in Aspergillus nidulans FGSC A4 encodes a major facilitator superfamily (MFS) sugar transporter, specifically a proton:sugar symporter, and is annotated to the plasmalemma membrane. The gene is associated with monocarboxylic acid metabolism and carbohydrate transport. Studies of related genes in other species, such as quinate permease and MFS sugar transporters, link the family to the transport of sugar-related substrates, though this has not been established for QA-Y itself. No direct evidence of agronomic traits is available for this gene in A. nidulans, a model fungus.