laeA — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_01546 (laeA) on chromosome 2 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes an uncharacterized protein belonging to the SAM-dependent methyltransferase superfamily and is annotated with methyltransferase activity. The gene is associated with the regulation of secondary metabolism, including penicillin G anabolism, sterigmatocystin metabolism, positive regulation of penicillin metabolism, penicillin metabolism, positive regulation of ascospore formation, positive regulation of sterigmatocystin biosynthetic process, activation of gliotoxin anabolism, regulation of secondary metabolism, appressorium formation, disruption of host phagocytosis, regulation of secondary metabolite biosynthesis, interaction with host, ascospore formation, melanin anabolism, secondary metabolism, sporulation, spore formation, and secondary metabolite biosynthesis. The encoded product localises to the nucleus. Related genes in other species link the family to methyltransferase activity (EC 2.1.1.-).