FDB3 — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G18447, designated FDB3, encodes a Zn2Cys6 DNA-binding transcription factor of the AtrR-like family on chromosome 3 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1. The product possesses sequence-specific DNA binding, RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region binding, and zinc ion binding activities, and localises to the nucleus. FDB3 is associated with detoxification and with positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, including upregulation of transcription in response to galactose.