MUC1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_06564 (MoMUC1) on chromosome 4 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a Gti1/Pac2 family protein with sequence-specific DNA binding and transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with the glyoxylate cycle, acetyl-CoA transport, response to acetate, and glycerol anabolism. It is linked to regulation of phenotypic switching, sexual reproduction, parasexual conjugation with cellular fusion, and symbiotic interaction processes including adhesion of symbiont to host and biofilm formation. MoMUC1 has been connected to cell adhesion, chromatin and nuclear localisation, and turgor pressure. Related genes in other species are linked to invasive growth, cell cycle progression, respiratory growth, and stress resistance phenotypes, as well as associations with bakanae, fusarium wilt, and ear rot in maize.