DUR31 — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU01977 (DUR31) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 1 encodes a urea transporter variant belonging to the sodium:solute symporter family, with spermidine transmembrane transporter activity and general transmembrane transporter activity. The gene is associated with spermidine transport, membrane transport, cell pH elevation, cellular response to metal, and cellular response to starvation. It is linked to filamentous growth of a population of unicellular organisms, including in response to starvation and biotic stimulus. The encoded protein localises to the plasma membrane and membrane. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to urea transport, though this is not established for N. crassa.