GAOA — Fusarium graminearum PH-1

Summary

FGRAMPH1_01G27945 (GAOA) on chromosome 4 of Fusarium graminearum PH-1 encodes a protein with galactose oxidase activity and metal-binding capacity, belonging to the glyoxal oxidase N-terminal and galactose oxidase/kelch beta-propeller domain families. The gene is associated with detection of bacteria, DNA amplification, and fermentation, and its product is localized extracellularly. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to galactose oxidase activity (EC 1.1.3.9) and sequence similarity to proteins from plant pathogens such as Verticillium dahliae and Fusarium oxysporum pathovars.