RBF1 — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VdRBF1 (VDAG_07723) in Verticillium dahliae encodes a transcriptional co-regulator with transcription coactivator activity, containing an Spt20-like_SEP domain. It is associated with the SAGA complex and localizes to the nucleus, cytoplasm, cytosol, and the medial cortex septin ring. The gene is associated with septin ring organization, melanin anabolism, chromatin-mediated maintenance of transcription, chromatin modeling, and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Related genes in other species, such as Fusarium oxysporum and Verticillium alfalfae, are linked to similar transcriptional and chromatin-related processes, though these associations are not yet established for VdRBF1 itself.