ACUF — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MoACUF (MGG_00450) on chromosome 5 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (ATP) (EC 4.1.1.49), a gluconeogenic enzyme with ATP-binding and kinase activity. The gene is associated with gluconeogenesis, acetate metabolism, heterotrophy, carbohydrate metabolism, protein modification and breakdown, deubiquitination, homeostasis, invasive growth, and sporulation. The product localises to the cytosol and cell-bound compartments. Phenotypic associations include absent anaerobic and filamentous growth, increased resistance to alkaline pH, ionic stress, and hydrostatic pressure, decreased nutrient uptake and chemical excretion, abnormal colony shape, septum formation, cell size, and nuclear transport, increased entry into G0, premature cell cycle progression in metaphase and telophase, increased meiotic recombination, decreased mating response, and absent cytokinesis. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to carbon source utilisation.