HEX-1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_02696 (MoHEX-1, HEX-1) on chromosome 7 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a protein with translation elongation factor activity, ribosome binding, and RNA binding, and belongs to the Hex1_S1, IF5A-like, and nucleic-acid-binding OB-fold domain families. The product is localised to the Woronin body, porous cell septum, and cross wall. It is associated with translation elongation, response to wounding, vision, digestion, and homologous recombination. Studies of related genes in other species link the HEX-1 family to reduced virulence and rice blast disease, though these associations are not yet established for this specific gene.