VDAG_08640 — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_08640 in Verticillium dahliae (chromosome DS572715) encodes a bZIP transcription factor of the AP-1-like family, with DNA-binding transcription activator activity specific to RNA polymerase II and transcription cis-regulatory region binding. This gene is associated with response to nitrate, nitrate metabolism, L-serine anabolism, penetration peg formation, secretion, cell cycle, and DNA-dependent transcription, and localises to the RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex. It is associated with oxidative stress response. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to similar regulatory processes, though these associations are not established for VDAG_08640 itself. The gene is also linked to vascular wilt in Nicotiana tabacum.