FTF1 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FTF1 (FOXG_12785) on chromosome 9 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a Zn2Cys6 DNA-binding transcription factor. The product is a nuclear protein with DNA-binding transcription activator activity specific to RNA polymerase II. FTF1 is associated with the regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II, DNA-dependent transcription, translation elongation, and mating. The gene is linked to expression patterns observed at 4 days post-inoculation in tomato and in vitro conditions. Studies of related genes in other species connect the FTF1 family to differential gene expression during tomato infection, with homologs identified across Fusarium and Verticillium species.