CSIN1 — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_03406, symbol CSIN1, in Verticillium dahliae on chromosome DS572699 encodes a serine-type peptidase belonging to the S41A metabolite peptidase family, with a PDZ_CPAF-rel domain and tail-specific protease features. The gene is associated with proteolysis, cAMP breakdown, and hyphopodium formation. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to pathogenicity and host colonization. In V. dahliae, CSIN1 is connected to the ustP gene, which is involved in melanin biosynthesis.