FGL1 — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGL1 (FGRAMPH1_01G19051) on chromosome 3 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a secreted lipase with diacylglycerol lipase, monoacylglycerol lipase, feruloyl esterase, and hydrolase activities, and belongs to the mono/diacylglycerol lipase N and fungal lipase-like families. The gene is associated with defense response, innate immunity, cell death, spore germination, sexual reproduction, lipolysis, lipid metabolism, monocarboxylic acid anabolism, xylan breakdown, and antibiotic anabolism. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to reduced virulence and unaffected pathogenicity, and to associations with fusarium head blight and ear blight on wheat and maize.