het-6 — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU09045, designated het-6 on Neurospora crassa chromosome 7, encodes a heterokaryon incompatibility protein containing a HET domain and a HetReg/Transcr_Mod domain. The gene is associated with programmed cell death, cell death, organelle disassembly, and DNA breakdown. It has also been linked to asexual reproduction, mating, and meiosis. Related genes in other species have been linked to fungal pathogenicity, though this is not established for N. crassa.