TABLE 5.
Characterized zinc cluster proteins in other species
| Gene | Species | Function |
|---|---|---|
| ACEII | Trichoderma reesei | Activator involved in regulation of cellulase and xylanase genes (9) |
| AFLR | Aspergillus parasiticus, Aspergillus nidulans | Involved in regulation of the aflatoxin pathway (57, 58, 71, 289) |
| ALCR | Aspergillus nidulans | Activator of genes required for ethanol oxidation (133, 193, 200, 238) |
| AMYR | Aspergillus nidulans, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus niger | Activator involved in amylolytic gene expression (83, 258) |
| ARCA | Aspergillus nidulans | Involved in the arginine catabolic pathway (60) |
| CLTA1 | Colletotrichum lindemuthianum | Involved in the switch between biotrophy and necrotrophy during infection (56) |
| CMR1 | Colletotrichum lagenarium | Involved in melanin biosynthesis (266) |
| CRG1 | Cercospora nicotianae | Involved in cellular resistance to cercosporin (37) |
| CTF1α, CTF1β | Nectria hematococca | Activator of cutinase genes (150, 151) |
| FACB | Aspergillus nidulans, Neurospora crassa | Activator of acetate regulatory genes (20, 261, 262) |
| FL | Neurospora crassa | Required for conidiophore morphogenesis (13, 14, 216) |
| LAC9 | Kluyveromyces lactis | Controls induction of the lactose-galactose regulon (147, 286, 290) |
| MLCR | Penicillium citrinum | Involved in ML-236B (compactin) biosynthesis (1) |
| MOC3 | Schizosaccharomyces pombe | Involved in sexual development, ascus formation, and stress response (80) |
| NIRA | Aspergillus nidulans | Regulator of nitrate assimilation (27, 188, 209, 247) |
| NIT4 | Neurospora crassa | Activator of the nitrate assimilatory pathway (70) |
| PDR1 | Candida glabrata | Activator of PDR genes (264) |
| PIG1 | Magnaporthe grisea | Involved in melanin biosynthesis (266) |
| PRNA | Aspergillus nidulans | Activator of genes involved in proline utilization (30, 82) |
| PRO1+ | Sordaria macrospora | Required for fruiting body development (175) |
| QUTA | Aspergillus nidulans | Regulates expression of genes involved in quinic acid utilization (149) |
| QUTH | Aspergillus nidulans | Possibly involved in the regulation of genes required for utilization of protocatechuic acid (136) |
| TAMA | Aspergillus nidulans | Involved in nitrogen regulation (49) |
| THI1 | Schizosaccharomyces pombe | Activator of several thiamine-repressible genes (65, 257) |
| UAY | Aspergillus nidulans | Activator involved in purine utilization and transport (31, 251) |
| XLNR | Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae | Controls expression of genes encoding xylanolytic enzymes (93, 94, 173, 174) |
| YNA2 | Hansenula polymorpha | Activator of the genes involved in nitrate assimilation (10) |
| ZFR1 | Fusarium verticillioides | Involved in regulation of fumonisin biosynthesis (73) |