SCP — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_03555, also known as VdSCP or SCP, encodes a thymus-specific serine protease belonging to the peptidase S28 family and the AB_hydrolase superfamily. The gene product possesses serine-type exopeptidase, dipeptidyl-peptidase, and carboxypeptidase activities, and is associated with proteolysis and cell death. VdSCP is localized to the extracellular region and membrane. Studies of related genes in other species, including Verticillium nonalfalfae and various Fusarium species, connect the family to similar proteolytic functions, though these associations are not established for VdSCP itself.