AOX — Fusarium culmorum CS7071

Summary

FCUL_01449.1 (AOX1) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium culmorum encodes an alternative oxidase, an enzyme with alternative oxidase activity that also binds metals. The protein localises to the mitochondrial inner membrane. AOX1 is associated with alternative respiration, programmed cell death, and cell death. Studies of related genes in other species link the AOX family to alternative respiration, though these associations are not yet established for F. culmorum itself.