MYO1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_03060 (MoMYO1) on chromosome 7 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a myosin type II heavy chain with calcium-dependent ATPase activity, microfilament motor activity, calmodulin binding, F-actin binding, small GTPase binding, and ATP hydrolase activity. The gene is associated with endomembrane organization, actin filament bundle retrograde transport, vesicle transport along actin filaments, Golgi division, formin-nucleated actin cable assembly, organelle inheritance, nuclear migration during mitotic telophase, actomyosin contractile ring assembly, peroxisome and ER inheritance, receptor-mediated endocytosis, intracellular mRNA localization, and membrane addition at cytokinesis. It is linked to turgor pressure, septum formation, cytokinesis rate, chromosome segregation, cell cycle progression, mating response, prion inheritance, and thermotolerance. The gene has been connected to blast disease in rice and barley.