HH1 — Verticillium dahliae

Summary

VDAG_09854 (VdHH1) on Verticillium dahliae chromosome DS572723 encodes a histone H1/H5 family protein with nucleosomal DNA binding and structural constituent of chromatin activity. The gene is associated with ethylene anabolism, downregulation of DNA recombination, chromosome condensation, nucleosome assembly, and spore germination. Its product localizes to the condensed nuclear chromosome, nucleosome, and nucleus. Related genes in other species are linked to unaffected pathogenicity and fusarium ear blight, though these associations are not established for V. dahliae. The gene is also related to VDAG_03054 and NPKA within the species.