cda — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_03241 (symbol cda) in Verticillium dahliae encodes a chitin deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.41), a secreted enzyme with chitin deacetylase and chitin-binding activities that belongs to the Polysacc_deacetylase_ArnD and NODB domain families. The gene is associated with chitin breakdown, fungal-type cell wall biogenesis, polysaccharide breakdown, cell wall organization, and carbohydrate metabolism. It is also associated with extracellular localization. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to turgor pressure. The cda gene is conserved across multiple Verticillium and Fusarium species.