CRY — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VdCRY (VDAG_00317) in Verticillium dahliae encodes a cryptochrome DASH protein, a member of the Cry_DASH family that possesses CPD photolyase activity and binds damaged DNA, FAD, and DNA. This gene is associated with photoreactive repair, circadian regulation of gene expression, photoentrainment of the circadian clock, nucleobase-containing compound metabolism, response to stress, and DNA repair. The encoded protein localises to mitochondria, cytoplasm, and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to protein content traits and to unaffected pathogenicity.