NOSA — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU07392 (NOSA, adv-1) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 1 encodes a Zn2Cys6 fungal-type DNA-binding domain transcription factor (pro1). It is annotated with transcription cis-regulatory region binding and DNA-binding transcription factor activity specific to RNA polymerase II, as well as zinc binding. The gene is associated with sexual reproduction, cell-cell fusion, membrane fusion, syngamy, mating, sporulation, hyphal growth, histogenesis, pigment accumulation, the MAPK cascade, signal transduction, dephosphorylation, translation initiation, mitochondrial biogenesis, aflatoxin anabolism, and positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. It localises to the nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to germination rate, though this is not established for N. crassa.