chitO — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G15319 (symbol chitO) on chromosome 2 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a protein with glucose oxidase activity, FAD binding, redox activity and metal binding, belonging to the BBE and FAD-linked oxidoreductase families. The gene is associated with chitin breakdown and terpenoid anabolism, and its product is localised extracellularly. It is also linked to the related gene CHITO. Related genes in other species are linked by sequence similarity to glucooligosaccharide oxidase and to oxidoreductases from Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum pathovars, though these associations are not established for this specific gene.