nit-4 — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU01097 (nit-4) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 5 encodes a Zn(2)-C6 fungal-type domain-containing protein with sequence-specific DNA-binding and DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific. It localizes to the nucleus. The gene is associated with regulation of nitrate assimilation, nitrogen utilization, nitrogen catabolite repression, catabolite repression, and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Studies of related genes in other species link the nit-4 family to nitrogen metabolism regulation.