LIP1 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FOXG_15080 (LIP1) on chromosome 1 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a carboxylesterase with chlorogenate hydrolase and TAG lipase activities, belonging to the alpha/beta hydrolase family. The gene is associated with lipolysis, lipid metabolism, and secretion, and its product is localized extracellularly. LIP1 has been connected to the related gene LIP3. Studies of related genes in other species link them to carboxylesterase and triacylglycerol lipase activities (EC 3.1.1.1, 3.1.1.3, 3.1.1.42), and to unaffected pathogenicity, though this is not established for F. oxysporum.