The Cercospora nicotianae gene encoding dual O-methyltransferase and FAD-dependent monooxygenase domains mediates cercosporin toxin biosynthesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 444-454

  Dekkers, Katherine L ^a   You, Bang Jau ^a   Gowda, Vivek S ^a   Liao, Hui Ling ^a   Lee, Miin Huey ^b   Bau, Huey Jiunn ^c   Ueng, Peter P ^d   Chung, Kuang Ren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRANSWORLD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustering; Gene replacement; Perylenequinone; Photosensitizer

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; CERCOSPORIN; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; METHYLTRANSFERASE; NITROGEN; PLANT TOXIN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBON SOURCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SUSPENSION; CERCOSPORA NICOTIANAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTB3 GENE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENHANCER REGION; FUNGUS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIGHT; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENICITY; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TOBACCO; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

ASCOMYCOTA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, FUNGAL; FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MUTATION; PERYLENE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TOBACCO; VIRULENCE;

CERCOSPORA; CERCOSPORA NICOTIANAE; FUNGI; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33846422996     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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