TEF1 — Fusarium culmorum CS7071

Summary

FCUL_04670.1 (TEF, TEF1) on Fusarium culmorum chromosome 2 encodes a translation elongation factor 1A (EF1A) with GTPase activity and GTP binding. This gene is associated with translation elongation, viral transcription, RNA modification, pseudouridylation, and protein ubiquitination. It has been connected to host invasion, chlamydospore formation, pseudohyphal growth, sexual reproduction, and seed germination. Additional associations include secondary metabolism, acetate and glycerol anabolism, the pentose-phosphate shunt, glutathione breakdown, dephosphorylation, NO storage, and chromatin silencing. The product localizes to the cytoplasm. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to oxidative stress tolerance.