chs7 — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G19269 (symbol chs7) on chromosome 3 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a protein with molecular function annotated as unfolded protein binding (GO:0051082). The gene is associated with cell wall biogenesis, chitin anabolism, cell wall organization, homologous recombination, protein folding, and protein transport, and its product localizes to the ER membrane. Studies of related genes in other species link the CHS7 family to reduced virulence and turgor pressure, and orthologues have been identified in vascular wilt pathogens such as Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum formae speciales.