LREB — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FgLREB (FGRAMPH1_01G01797) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a GATA transcription factor with a PAS domain, classified as a photoreceptor with sequence-specific DNA-binding and zinc-binding activities. The gene is associated with rhythmic processes, secondary metabolism, regulation of transcription, hyphal growth, and mating, and its product localises to both the cytoplasm and nucleus. FgLREB is linked to respiration rate and is also known as WC-2. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to red light sensitivity and virulence, with associations to reduced pathogenicity and diseases such as fusarium head blight on wheat and ear rot on maize.