ste11 — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G03369 (ste11) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a protein containing an HMG-box domain and a SOX transcription factor domain. The product exhibits RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding and bending, DNA-binding transcription activator and repressor activities, and double-stranded DNA binding. It is associated with regulation of DNA-templated transcription, positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, osmotic response, and the processes defined by GO:0000750, GO:1900237, and GO:0010514. The protein localizes to the nucleus, nucleoplasm, cytoplasm, cytosol, and RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to pathogenicity and fusarium ear blight, though this has not been established for this specific gene.