MPG1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_10315 (MPG1) on chromosome 7 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a hydrophobin family protein that is a structural constituent of the cell wall. The gene is associated with formation of infection structure, appressorium maturation, secretion by cell, autolysis, appressorium formation, response to starvation, host invasion, cell morphogenesis, melanin anabolism, conidia formation, homologous recombination, sporulation, spore formation, secretion, morphogenesis, and signal transduction. The encoded product localises to the fungal-type cell wall, cytoplasmic vesicles, vacuoles, and the extracellular. MPG1 has been connected to rice blast disease. Related genes in other species include the hydrophobin hyd2.