cda — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_04704 (cda) on chromosome 2 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a chitin deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.41) with chitin-binding and zinc-binding activity, belonging to the NodB and polysaccharide deacetylase domain families. The gene is associated with appressorium formation, chitin breakdown, fungal-type cell wall biogenesis, polysaccharide breakdown, cell wall organization, carbohydrate metabolism, morphogenesis, and cell death. Its product is localized extracellularly and has been linked to turgor pressure. Related genes in other species, such as Aspergillus nidulans ANIA_00160 and Neurospora crassa NCU02997, connect the family to similar cell wall and developmental processes, though these relationships are not yet established for M. oryzae.