Transcription factor that regulates asexual reproduction (PubMed:8913744, PubMed:25550299). Binds the StuA-response elements (StRE) with the consensus sequence 5'-(A/T)CGCG(T/A)N(A/C)-3' at the promoters of target genes (By similarity). Required for rapid conidial germination, normal vegetative morphology, and protoperithecium formation (PubMed:8913744). Constitutively expressed during the mycelial, conidial, and perithecial stages of the life cycle (PubMed:8913744). Destroys the ability to make protoperithecia (female organs), but does not affect male-specific functions (PubMed:8913744). Belongs to the EFG1/PHD1/stuA family.