CDA — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_09159 (CDA) in Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a protein with chitin deacetylase activity, hydrolase activity acting on carbon-nitrogen (but not peptide) bonds, chitin binding, zinc binding, and metal binding. The 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 product localizes to the side of the membrane, fungal-type cell wall, extracellular region, and plasmalemma. CDA is linked to rice blast disease and turgor pressure. Related genes in other species are associated with reduced virulence, cryptococcosis, and fungal meningitis.