VHB1 — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_08786 (VHB1) in Verticillium dahliae encodes a homeobox-domain transcription factor with DNA-binding and RNA polymerase II-specific transcription factor activity. The gene is associated with invasive growth and sporulation. VHB1 is linked to verticillium wilt and to the hosts Lactuca sativa, Nicotiana benthamiana, and Solanum lycopersicum. The encoded protein is associated with the PBAF complex. Related genes in other species, including Verticillium nonalfalfae and several Fusarium species, are linked by sequence similarity.