FTF1 — Fusarium odoratissimum str. race 4

Summary

FTF1 (FOC4_G10001222) in Fusarium odoratissimum str. race 4 encodes a Zn2Cys6 DNA-binding transcription factor, a protein with sequence-specific DNA binding and RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with positive regulation of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II, nitrate assimilation, regulation of nitrogen utilization, and chromatin modeling. FTF1 localizes to both the nucleus and cytosol. The gene has been connected to responses to Congo Red, elevated temperature (35°C), NaCl stress, and the compounds NK51 and BX51 in the context of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to loss of pathogenicity and associations with Fusarium wilt diseases.