PEX11 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_08896 (MoPEX11) encodes a peroxisomal biogenesis factor. The gene is associated with peroxisome fission and organization, and its product localizes to the peroxisome membrane and mitochondria. MoPEX11 is associated with host invasion and signal transduction. Phenotypic associations include abnormal peroxisomal morphology and distribution, absent peroxisomal transport, altered mitophagy, increased aneuploidy, decreased chitin deposition, and changes in stationary-phase survival and carbon source utilization. The gene is also linked to mitochondrial genome maintenance and distribution, as well as abnormal endomembrane system morphology. Related genes in other species connect it to peroxisome biogenesis and fission.