CAO-2 — Fusarium culmorum CS7071

Summary

FCUL_02708.1 (symbol carT) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium culmorum encodes a carotenoid dioxygenase, an enzyme with carotenoid dioxygenase activity and metal binding. The protein belongs to the Carotenoid_Oase family and is localised to the cytosol. This gene is associated with both carotene breakdown and carotenoid anabolism. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to carotenoid processing, and sequence similarity connects the encoded protein to orthologues in other fungi. The enzyme class 1.13.11.59 is also associated with the family through these orthology-based links.