Microcystin biosynthesis in Planktothrix: Genes, evolution, and manipulation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 564-572

  Christiansen, Guntram ^a   Fastner, Jutta ^b   Erhard, Marcel ^c   Börner, Thomas ^a   Dittmann, Elke ^a,d  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c AnagnosTec Gesellschaft fur Analytische Biochemie & Diagnostik mbH   (Germany)

^d Inst Gewasserbiol/Binnenfischerei   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOGINOSIN; GENE PRODUCT; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 1; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENE CLUSTER; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PLANKTOTHRIX AGARDHII; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CYANOBACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICROCYSTINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; TRANSFORMATION, BACTERIAL;

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; MICROCYSTIS; NEGIBACTERIA; PLANKTOTHRIX; PLANKTOTHRIX AGARDHII; PROKARYOTA; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 0037226538     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.2.564-572.2003     Document Type: Article

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