ace1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_04428 (ace1) on chromosome 2 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a C2H2-type zinc finger protein that localises to the nucleus and binds DNA. The gene is associated with defence response, transposition, non-homologous end joining, host invasion, melanin anabolism, secondary metabolism, sporulation, mating, fermentation, and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. It is also linked to the related gene sltA. Related genes in other species connect C2H2 transcription factors related to Ace1 to reduced virulence and salt tolerance, and the family has been identified in several plant pathogens including Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum pathovars.