Recurrent adenylation domain replacement in the microcystin synthetase gene cluster

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Fewer, David P ^a   Rouhiainen, Leo ^a   Jokela, Jouni ^a   Wahlsten, Matti ^a   Laakso, Kati ^a,b   Wang, Hao ^a   Sivonen, Kaarina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b VALIO LTD   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIN; SYNTHETASE; BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MICROCYSTIN LR; MICROCYSTIN RR; MICROCYSTIN SYNTHETASE A; PEPTIDE SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENYLATION; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; GENE CLUSTER; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC; PHYLOGENY; BACTERIAL GENE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; HAPALOSIPHON; MICROCYSTIS; NOSTOC;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MICROCYSTINS; MICROCYSTIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEPTIDE SYNTHASES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37749054407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-7-183     Document Type: Article

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