LIP1 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FOXG_14404 (LIP1) on chromosome 15 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a carboxylesterase belonging to the AB hydrolase superfamily, with annotated chlorogenate hydrolase, carboxylesterase, and TAG activity. The gene is associated with lipolysis, lipid metabolism, secretion, and (M)-viriditoxin anabolism, and its product is predicted to localise extracellularly. LIP1 is linked to the related gene LIP3. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to carboxylesterase and triacylglycerol lipase activities (EC 3.1.1.1, 3.1.1.3, 3.1.1.42) and to unaffected pathogenicity, though these associations are not established for LIP1 itself.