PWL2 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_07398 (PWL2) on chromosome 3 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes an uncharacterized protein. The gene is associated with defense response, innate immunity, and cell localization, as well as with hyphal growth, mating, sexual reproduction, protein secretion, endocytosis, and tRNA modification. Its product localizes to the host cell cytoplasm and extracellular. PWL2 is also associated with turgor pressure. Studies of related genes in other species link it to an effector (plant avirulence determinant) function and to associations with barley, Eragrostis curvula, rice, and rice blast disease.