cut1 — Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15

Summary

MGG_14959 (cut1) on chromosome 6 of Magnaporthe oryzae 70-15 encodes a cutinase, a member of the cutinase/axe and alpha/beta hydrolase families, with cutinase (EC 3.1.1.74), lipase and carboxylesterase activities. The gene is associated with appressorium-mediated host invasion, host invasion, carbohydrate breakdown, lipolysis, sporulation, and extracellular localisation. It is linked to the related gene cutA and to pbc1. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to loss of pathogenicity and to diseases such as light leaf spot and grey mold in hosts including Brassica napus, Solanum lycopersicum, and Verticillium dahliae.