It is predicted to encode a deuterolysin (metalloprotease) protein (A0A066XJ51_COLSU) that has significant similarity (e-value = 1 × 10−11) to avirulence (Avr) effector Avr-Pita encoded by Magnaporthe oryzae during the infection of rice, causing rice blast disease (Supplementary Data 3). This evidence concerns the gene ZFP1 and infection.