lip1 — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G03917, designated lip1, in Fusarium graminearum PH-1 on chromosome 1 encodes a carboxylesterase/lipase family protein with carboxylesterase and triacylglycerol lipase activity. The gene is associated with lipolysis, lipid metabolism, and cholesterol metabolism, and its product is localized extracellularly. Studies of related genes in other species, including LIP1 through LIP5, link the family to secreted triacylglycerol lipase function and, in some cases, to unaffected pathogenicity.