MYCGR3G33363 — Zymoseptoria tritici

Summary

MYCGR3G33363 (erg6) on Zymoseptoria tritici chromosome 1 encodes a sterol 24C methyltransferase, placing it in the Erg6/SMT methyltransferase family. The enzyme is associated with ergosterol and sterol anabolism, zymosterol metabolic process, methylation, and cellular response to xenobiotic stimulus. The encoded protein localises to the endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, plasma membrane and adiposome, and is linked to identical protein binding and plasma membrane polarisation. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to reduced virulence, though this has not been established in Z. tritici.