ctf1 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FOXG_01137 (ctf1) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a Zn2Cys6 DNA-binding transcription factor with RNA polymerase II-specific activity. The protein localises to the nucleus and is associated with DNA-dependent transcription, positive regulation of metabolism, and secretion. The gene is linked to the related genes ctf1, ZC253, ADA-3, and TRF1 (described in the context of PKS19). Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to unaffected pathogenicity, as well as to associations with barley, rice blast, fusarium ear blight, and Verticillium species.