Protein
Developmental regulatory protein wetA
Organism
Emericella nidulans (strain FGSC A4 / ATCC 38163 / CBS 112.46 / NRRL 194 / M139)
Function
BrlA, abaA and wetA are pivotal regulators of conidiophore development and conidium maturation. They act individually and together to regulate their own expression and that of numerous other sporulation-specific genes (PubMed:2655931). Responsible for activating a set of genes whose products make up the final two conidial wall layers or direct their assembly and, through this activity, is responsible for acquisition of spore dormancy (PubMed:1986246, PubMed:2180753, PubMed:7704830).
Similarity
Belongs to the wetA family.
Sequence
MFAHPFDHSFNDLFNQYVNMDTSSTDANKDVSFPSEFDQLFPLDSFSTDCGDQSPVISTVQHNSQPAQDWGKDLWSLSQNTGCSTNQDSFSFQDSTQPSTALDLSIGLEADATGHSQASVPRSTPSTPPATPGPKVKGGLFTPKTIRHHRESNDRRGLLRKQSFSPGLMRSSQLQKGSCRMAYPEAWAQRLQNFTIRSSDECLPLSPPPSDILVQQENVKHTPVQMRNAAEGFQGSTELPQQIDSGYITQSPAIPMPSPSANALAGQQQRYLSQTGTSALTPSPPSARDVFSSPHSSDPQSMPSWHSESLNTPAFQYTPELSDHQTWWSPMPSEVAQRHASYQQMIASPAPQRPVQAAANHGDFLQGGLMIQLDPTQFDISSSFPSSTIPTTANNHDNLAYNVEAHAPQKYVDASSFNTQAVPHPSRSPSISPKADTSPRHGSANRDGMAMKNAPRRPHGRKLSGQSTSTPKPVKTPNSLSTSPRGGKSVTVSFVNFTANDRQKILTGVAPSGSSKTKARREQEARDRRRKLSEAALQAVRKAGGDVEALEAVLC