MYCGR3G86705 — Zymoseptoria tritici

Summary

MYCGR3G86705 (symbol velB) in Zymoseptoria tritici chromosome 7 encodes a protein belonging to the velvet domain family. The gene is associated with positive regulation of sexual sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore, negative regulation of conidium formation, cellular response to light stimulus, sexual sporulation resulting in formation of a cellular spore, positive regulation of sterigmatocystin biosynthetic process, asexual sporulation, sterigmatocystin anabolism, conidia formation, mycose biosynthesis, secondary metabolism, spore formation, filamentous growth, and sporulation. The protein localises to both the cytoplasm and nucleus. Related genes in other species link the family to reduced virulence, though this has not been established for Z. tritici.