MYCGR3G87435 — Zymoseptoria tritici

Summary

MYCGR3G87435, the FUS3 gene on Zymoseptoria tritici chromosome 9, encodes a dual-specificity protein kinase with protein serine/threonine kinase activity, protein tyrosine kinase activity, and phosphatidylinositol phosphate binding. This gene is associated with the regulation of seed maturation and development, pigment accumulation, peptidyl-serine phosphorylation, mRNA processing and splicing regulation, bipolar cell growth activation, mating behavior, cell-cell fusion, chemotropism, and cell cycle checkpoint control. It localizes to the cell tip, cytoplasmic side of the plasma membrane, site of polarized growth, cytoskeleton, mitotic spindle pole body, and spliceosome complex. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to oxidative stress response, sporogenesis, and vivipary, though these associations are not established for this species.