tasK — Fusarium culmorum CS7071

Summary

FCUL_02558.1 (symbol tasK) on Fusarium culmorum chromosome 1 encodes a protein with N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate deacetylase activity and metal binding, belonging to the amidohydrolase-related and metal-dependent hydrolase composite families. The gene is associated with N-acetylglucosamine breakdown and localizes to the membrane. Related genes in other species link the family to the enzyme class 3.5.4.-, and sequence similarity connections to distant relatives have been associated with leaf angle and plant height traits, though these associations are not established for F. culmorum itself.