PWI1 — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FgPWI1 (FGRAMPH1_01G02737) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a protein containing a PWI domain and a Ser/Arg repetitive matrix, with RNA binding molecular function. The gene is associated with sexual reproduction, RNA splicing, mRNA cis splicing via the spliceosome, and mRNA processing, and its product localises to the spliceosome complex. It is also linked to the related genes srp2 and PWI1. Related genes in other species connect the family to RBR-type E3 ubiquitin transferase, though this function is not established for FgPWI1 itself.