PAL1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MoPAL1 (MGG_02779) on chromosome 7 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a Pal1-domain-containing protein. The gene is associated with innate immunity, immune response, appressorium formation, invasive growth, cell death, endocytosis, autophagy, and homologous recombination. Its product localises to the site of polarized growth, cell tip, cell division site, plasmalemma, cytoplasm, and the medial ring. MoPAL1 has been linked to blast disease in rice (Oryza sativa) and barley (Hordeum vulgare). Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to chlorophyll content, though this association is not yet established for MoPAL1 itself.