SAT4 — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G05193 (SAT4) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a SAT4-like protein containing a fungal rhodopsin domain and an extracellular membrane CFEM domain. The gene product is associated with metal binding and localizes to the membrane, including its extracellular side. Annotated biological processes include sporulation and morphogenesis. Studies of related genes in other species link the SAT4 family to reduced virulence and unaffected pathogenicity, as well as to fusarium ear blight on Triticum. The gene is also related to FGR2, VmS7, and NCU06531.