DCL1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_01541 (DCL1) in Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a protein with Dicer dimerisation, RNase III, helicase, and ATP-binding domains, and has ribonuclease III and helicase activities. It is associated with miRNA and siRNA processing, post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS), antiviral responses, regulation of antiviral response, response to virus, transposition, retrotransposition, homologous recombination, methylation, cell death, and DNA repair. DCL1 localises to both the cytoplasm and nucleus. Related genes in other species, such as Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium species, are linked to the family, though these associations are not yet established for M. oryzae DCL1 itself.