het-6 — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU03354, symbol het-6 on Neurospora crassa chromosome 2, encodes a heterokaryon incompatibility domain-containing protein belonging to the HET and HetReg/Transcr_Mod families. The gene is associated with programmed cell death, cell death, organelle disassembly, DNA breakdown, asexual reproduction, mating, and meiosis. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to similar incompatibility and cell death processes, though these associations are not yet established for N. crassa.