lip1 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FOXG_15258 (lip1) on chromosome 5 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a carboxylesterase, belonging to the carboxylesterase B family and the alpha/beta hydrolase fold superfamily, with carboxylesterase activity. The gene is associated with lipolysis, lipid metabolism, cholesterol metabolism, and secretion, and its product is localised extracellularly. Related genes in other species are linked to triacylglycerol lipase (EC 3.1.1.3) and carboxylesterase (EC 3.1.1.1) activities, and to unaffected pathogenicity. The gene is also connected to hosts such as tomato, gerbera, and Phaseolus lunatus, and to other Fusarium formae speciales, though these associations are based on sequence similarity rather than direct functional evidence in this species.