VEA — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G03545 (VEA, ve1) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a protein containing a Velvet domain, placing it in the Velvet family. The gene is associated with perithecium development, sexual reproduction, mating, sporulation, spore formation, pigmentation, regulation of secondary metabolism, mycose biosynthesis, ergosterol anabolism, toxin anabolism, the MAPK cascade, DNA-dependent transcription, carbohydrate metabolism, immune response, and response to activity. The encoded protein localises to both the cytoplasm and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to reduced virulence, sporogenesis, germination rate, and oxidative stress response, as well as to associations with Fusarium ear blight and interactions with Triticum and Verticillium dahliae.