LIP3 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FOXG_13461 (LIP3) on chromosome 12 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a carboxylesterase belonging to the alpha/beta hydrolase family, with annotated chlorogenate hydrolase, carboxylesterase, and triacylglycerol lipase activities. The gene is associated with lipolysis, lipid metabolism, and secretion, and its product is localised to the extracellular space. Studies of related carboxylesterases in other fungi link the family to the enzyme classes 3.1.1.42 (chlorogenate hydrolase), 3.1.1.1 (carboxylesterase), and 3.1.1.3 (triacylglycerol lipase), and have connected it to unaffected pathogenicity in some contexts. The gene has also been linked through sequence similarity to related genes in other species.