ATG13 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MoATG13 (MGG_00454) on chromosome 5 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a protein with an Atg13_N domain and a HORMA domain superfamily fold, and is annotated with protein kinase regulator activity. The gene is associated with autophagy, mitophagy, and regulation of autophagy, as well as with protein localization to the phagophore assembly site (PAS), protein transport, and protein secretion. It is linked to appressorium formation, hyphal growth, deubiquitination, and post-translational modification. The product localizes to the PAS and cytosol. Related genes in other species place the protein in the ULK complex. The gene is also connected to blast disease in rice (Oryza sativa).