GAL4 — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_04757, designated GAL4 in Verticillium dahliae on chromosome DS572702, encodes a melibiase (alpha-galactosidase, EC 3.2.1.22) belonging to the glycoside hydrolase family 27. The protein is associated with melibiose breakdown, polysaccharide breakdown, and general carbohydrate metabolism. It is also associated with phenylpropanoid metabolism and antibiotic anabolism, and is localised to the ER lumen and extracellular space. The gene is linked to Gossypium hirsutum and to vascular wilt disease caused by Verticillium dahliae. Related genes in other species link the family to other vascular wilt pathogens.