A gene cluster responsible for biosynthesis of phomenoic acid in the plant pathogenic fungus, Leptosphaeria maculans

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-58

  Elliott, Candace E ^a   Callahan, Damien L ^a   Schwenk, Daniel ^b   Nett, Markus ^c   Hoffmeister, Dirk ^b   Howlett, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^c HANS KNÖLL INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti fungal; Blackleg of canola; Natural product; Polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALIPHATIC CARBOXYLIC ACID; CYTOCHROME P450; MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY TRANSPORTER; PHOMENOIC ACID; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN C6TF; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNSPECIFIC MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; LEPTOSPHAERIA BIGLOBOSA; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPESEED; STAGONOSPORA NODORUM;

ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASCOMYCOTA; FATTY ALCOHOLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE ORDER; GENE SILENCING; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT DISEASES; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; FUNGI; LEPTOSPHAERIA BIGLOBOSA; LEPTOSPHAERIA MACULANS; PHAEOSPHAERIA NODORUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84875594576     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.01.008     Document Type: Article

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