MYCGR3G76502 — Zymoseptoria tritici

Summary

MYCGR3G76502 (HOG1) on Zymoseptoria tritici chromosome 10 encodes a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) of the Hog1/p38 family, with ERK1 activity and protein serine/threonine kinase activity. The gene is associated with stress-responsive processes including osmolarity sensing, redox sensing, response to cold, methylglyoxal, caffeine, curcumin, and cesium, as well as SAPK signaling, PKC activation, arsenite transport, regulation of lipid storage, spore dispersal, differential growth, polyprenol and dolichol anabolism, thiamin and proline metabolism, and regulation of metabolism. The product localises to the cytoplasm and nucleus. Studies of related genes in other species link the Hog1 family to virulence traits including reduced and increased virulence, and to stress tolerance phenotypes such as oxidative stress response and drought tolerance.