VDAG_07278 — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_07278 in Verticillium dahliae (chromosome DS572710) encodes the protein EGY16114. This gene is annotated to the biological processes of secondary metabolism and hyphal growth. It is associated with a large family of related genes found across multiple fungal species, including numerous Fusarium species and other Verticillium species. Related genes in other species link the gene family to fungal development and pathogenicity. The gene's connection to secondary metabolism and hyphal growth is associated with the fungus's ability to infect plants and cause wilt disease, though its precise molecular function remains to be experimentally determined in V. dahliae itself.