TPS3 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_14118 (MoTPS3) on chromosome 6 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes an uncharacterized protein with trehalose synthase activity, trehalose-phosphatase activity, transglucosylase activity, enzyme modulator activity, and metal binding, containing Glyco_trans_20, Trehalose_PPase, HAD-SF_hydro_IIB, HAD_sf, and HAD-like_sf domains. The gene is associated with mycose biosynthesis and metabolism, cellular responses to desiccation, heat, and stress, filamentous growth in response to heat and biotic stimuli, cell wall assembly and organization, ascospore formation, jasmonic acid signaling, terpenoid anabolism, the pentose-phosphate shunt, and nitric oxide storage. The trehalose-6-phosphate synthase complex localizes to the cytosol and nucleus. Associations include increased fermentative growth and rate, increased starvation and osmotic stress resistance, increased flocculation, decreased desiccation and hyperosmotic stress resistance, decreased adhesion, decreased pheromone sensitivity, decreased nitrogen utilization, and altered cell cycle progression. The gene is linked to blast disease in rice and barley.