MHP1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_01173 (MHP1) on chromosome 2 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a hydrophobin belonging to the cerato-ulmin hydrophobin family. The gene is associated with appressorium formation, cell morphogenesis, conidia formation, and spore formation, and its product localises to cytoplasmic vesicles, vacuoles, and the extracellular space. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to reduced virulence and unaffected pathogenicity, as well as diseases such as rice blast and fusarium head blight. MHP1 is also connected to the NC2 gene.