Biosynthesis of Dictyostelium discoideum differentiation-inducing factor by a hybrid type I fatty acid-type III polyketide synthase

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 494-502

  Austin, Michael B ^a   Saito, Tamao ^b   Bowman, Marianne E ^a   Haydock, Stephen ^c   Kato, Atsushi ^b   Moore, Bradley S ^d   Kay, Robert R ^e   Noel, Joseph P ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^e MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION INDUCING FACTOR; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHLOROGLUCINOL; POLYKETIDE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; BIOENGINEERING; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYCLIZATION; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; HETEROLOBOSEA; METAZOA;

EID: 33747598945     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio811     Document Type: Article

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