CDA — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_08774 (CDA) on chromosome 6 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a chitin deacetylase with a NodB homology domain. The enzyme exhibits chitin deacetylase activity, hydrolase activity on carbon-nitrogen bonds, chitin binding, and metal binding. This gene is associated with appressorium formation, immune evasion, chitin breakdown, fungal-type cell wall biogenesis, polysaccharide breakdown, cell wall organization, carbohydrate metabolism, morphogenesis, and cell death. The encoded protein localizes to the side of the membrane, fungal-type cell wall, extracellular region, and plasmalemma. CDA is also linked to turgor pressure. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to reduced virulence and apoplastic effector function.