CAT2 — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_02834, designated VdCAT2 (also known as CAT2, VdKATG1), encodes a catalase-peroxidase enzyme (EC 1.11.1.21) with catalase and peroxidase activities, heme binding, and metal binding capabilities. This Verticillium dahliae gene is associated with the hydrogen peroxide catabolic process, the cellular response to hydrogen peroxide, and the metabolic burst, and its product localises to the cytosol. VdCAT2 is linked to oxidative stress response, a connection supported by studies of related genes in other species. The gene family is also found in other Verticillium species and various Fusarium species.