A PKS gene, pks-1, is involved in chaetoglobosin biosynthesis, pigmentation and sporulation in Chaetomium globosum

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1100-1108

  Hu, Yang ^a   Hao, XiaoRan ^a   Lou, Jing ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a   Pan, Jiao ^a   Zhu, XuDong ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

chaetoglobosin A; Chaetomium globosum; melanin; polyketide synthase (PKS)

Indexed keywords

CHAETOGLOBOSINS; INDOLE ALKALOID; PIGMENT; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ASCOMYCOTA; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA PRIMERS; GENES, FUNGAL; INDOLE ALKALOIDS; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PLASMIDS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPORES, FUNGAL;

CHAETOMIUM GLOBOSUM; FUNGI;

EID: 84871161468     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-012-4409-5     Document Type: Article

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