FTMD — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G05597 (symbol FTMD, also known as aurJ) in Fusarium graminearum PH-1 on chromosome 1 encodes a protein with O-methyltransferase activity, protein dimerization activity, and metal binding, belonging to the COMT-like and SAM-dependent methyltransferase superfamily. The gene is associated with pigment anabolism, (M)-viriditoxin anabolism, polyketide anabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis, and methylation. It is also linked to the VdtC protein. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to similar secondary metabolite pathways, though these associations are not established for this gene.