MYCGR3G49453 — Zymoseptoria tritici

Summary

EMG1 (MYCGR3G49453) on chromosome 11 of Zymoseptoria tritici encodes a protein with rRNA (pseudouridine) methyltransferase activity and rRNA binding, belonging to the ribosomal biogenesis methyltransferase EMG1/NEP1 family. The gene is associated with ribosome assembly, ribosome biogenesis, and rRNA processing, as well as rRNA base methylation and no-go decay. It is also associated with programmed cell death, cell death, cell growth, membrane breakdown, pheromone response, and mating. The product localizes to the SSU processome, nucleolus, nucleus, and cytosol. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to ribosome biogenesis and methyltransferase activity.