cheA — Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287

Summary

FOXG_21020 (symbol cheA) on chromosome 3 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici 4287 encodes a protein with ketoacyl-ACP synthase activity and fatty acid synthase activity, along with ligase, isomerase, methyltransferase and redox activities, and phosphopantetheine binding. The gene is associated with chemotaxis, toxin anabolism, fatty acid anabolism and methylation. Studies of related genes in other species link the gene family to similar enzymatic functions, including transferase and ligase activities.