A genome-wide polyketide synthase deletion library uncovers novel genetic links to polyketides and meroterpenoids in Aspergillus nidulans

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 321, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-166

  Nielsen, Michael L ^a   Nielsen, Jakob B ^a   Rank, Christian ^a   Klejnstrup, Marie L ^a   Holm, Dorte K ^a   Brogaard, Katrine H ^a   Hansen, Bjarne G ^a   Frisvad, Jens C ^a   Larsen, Thomas O ^a   Mortensen, Uffe H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arugosin; Austinol; Filamentous fungi; Secondary metabolism; Shamixanthone; Violaceol

Indexed keywords

ARUGOSIN; AUSTINOL; DEHYDROAUSTINOL; MEROTERPENOID DERIVATIVE; NATURAL PRODUCT; POLYKETIDE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PRENYLATED XANTHONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIOLACEOL;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; BIOSYNTHESIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE DELETION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WILD TYPE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, FUNGAL; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHENOLS; PHENOTYPE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; TERPENES;

EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FUNGI;

EID: 79960359850     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02327.x     Document Type: Article

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