LIP1 — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FoLIP1 (FOXG_16927) on chromosome 13 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a secreted lipase belonging to the Lipase_secreted and AB_hydrolase families, with lipase and triacylglycerol lipase activity. The gene is associated with lipolysis, secretion, and filamentous growth, including responses to starvation and biotic stimuli. It has been linked to T-2 toxin-related protein TRI8 and to expression during tomato infection at 2, 4, and 6 days post-inoculation, as well as in vitro. Related genes in other species are associated with triacylglycerol lipase activity (EC 3.1.1.3) and differential expression during host colonization.