FREB — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_02046 (FREB) in Verticillium dahliae encodes a ferric/cupric reductase family protein with NADH:Fe3+ oxidoreductase, iron chelate reductase, and metal-binding activities. The gene is associated with reductive iron assimilation, copper ion import, cellular response to iron ion starvation, iron homeostasis and transport, and filamentous growth. Its product localises to the plasma membrane. Related genes in other species are linked to reduced virulence and vascular wilt.