GAL1 — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU00483 (GAL1) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 3 encodes a CCHC-type zinc-finger domain-containing protein, a nucleic-acid-binding protein that also binds zinc. The gene is associated with lactose metabolism, syngamy, and mating, and its product localises to the nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to uncharacterised functions, but no direct evidence establishes these associations in N. crassa.