mtr — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU08880 (symbol mtr) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 5 encodes a neutral amino acid permease, a transmembrane transporter with L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity. The gene is associated with neutral amino acid transport, amino acid membrane transport, and indole anabolism. It has also been linked to blue light response, DNA damage tolerance, homologous recombination, DNA replication, and methylation. The encoded protein localises to the membrane. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to amino acid transporter transmembrane domain-containing proteins, though these associations are not established for N. crassa.