QUTD — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU05585 (QUTD) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 6 encodes a predicted MFS sugar transporter with proton:sugar symporter activity, localised to the plasmalemma. It is associated with carbohydrate transport and monocarboxylic acid metabolism. Studies of related genes in other species, such as quinate permease and MFS sugar transporters, link the family to the transport of quinate and other organic acids, though this has not been established for NcQUTD itself. The gene is also related to QA-Y, a known quinate pathway component.