AAH2 — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU09805 (AAH2) on Neurospora crassa chromosome 1 encodes a glycoside hydrolase family 13 protein with alpha-amylase activity, calcium ion binding, and starch binding domains, including a CBM20 glucoamylase module. The gene is associated with carbohydrate and polysaccharide breakdown, as well as translation and methylation processes. Its product localizes to the hyphal septin band, cell wall-bounded periplasmic space, Spitzenkörper, cross wall, fungal-type cell wall, and extracellular space. Related genes in other species link the family to EC 3.2.1.1 activity and apoplastic effector functions, with sequence similarity connections to plant pathogens such as Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum strains.