CON7 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MoCON7 (MGG_05287) on chromosome 3 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a C2H2-type zinc-finger protein belonging to the CON7-like family, with zinc-binding molecular function. The gene is associated with appressorium formation and maturation, hyphopodium formation, asexual sporulation, chlamydospore formation, and invasive growth. It is also linked to cell wall biogenesis, chitin anabolism and breakdown, melanin anabolism, lipolysis, secondary metabolism, carbon catabolite repression, regulation of DNA-templated transcription, and response to oxidative stress. Associations with turgor pressure and oxidative stress response have been noted. Studies of related genes in other species link the CON7 family to loss of pathogenicity and reduced virulence.