bik5 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FOXG_04753 (symbol bik5) on chromosome 7 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a Zn₂Cys₆ DNA-binding transcription factor with DNA-binding transcription factor activity specific to RNA polymerase II. The protein localises to the nucleus and is associated with positive regulation of metabolism and DNA-dependent transcription. In this species, bik5 is linked to the related genes ZC191 and ctf1, and to the proteins ads-1 and TRF1. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to secondary metabolite regulation and to unaffected pathogenicity, though these associations are not established for bik5 itself.