CUT1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_05798 (CUT1) on chromosome 3 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a cutinase, a member of the cutinase domain family with cutinase, lipase and carboxylesterase activities (EC 3.1.1.74). The gene is associated with appressorium-mediated host invasion, host invasion, sporulation, carbohydrate breakdown and lipolysis, and its product is localised extracellularly. It is also linked to the related gene pbc1. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to loss of pathogenicity, though some relatives show unaffected pathogenicity, and to diseases such as light leaf spot and grey mold in hosts including Brassica napus, Solanum lycopersicum and Dianthus caryophyllus.