CDA — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_12939 (CDA) on chromosome 3 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a chitin deacetylase, an enzyme with chitin deacetylase activity, hydrolase activity on carbon-nitrogen bonds, and chitin-binding capacity, and it contains a NodB domain and chitin-binding domains. 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. Its product localizes to the side of the membrane, fungal-type cell wall, extracellular region, and plasmalemma. CDA is linked to turgor pressure and to the related gene LCP1. Related genes in other species are linked to loss of pathogenicity and reduced virulence.