Structure/function analysis of a type III polyketide synthase in the brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus reveals a biochemical pathway in phlorotannin monomer biosynthesis

Plant Cell

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3089-3103

  Meslet Cladière, Laurence ^a,b,c,e   Delage, Ludovic ^a,b   Leroux, Cédric J J ^d   Goulitquer, Sophie ^a,b,d   Leblanc, Catherine ^a,b   Creis, Emeline ^a,b   Gall, Erwan Ar ^c   Stiger Pouvreau, Valérie ^c   Czjzek, Mirjam ^a,b   Potin, Philippe ^a,b  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE ROSCOFF   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ EUROPÉENNE DE BRETAGNE   (France)

^d STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE BREST   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ECTOCARPUS; ECTOCARPUS SILICULOSUS; PHAEOPHYCEAE; STRAMENOPILES;

FRESH WATER; MESSENGER RNA; PHLOROGLUCINOL; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SEA WATER; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BROWN ALGA; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FRESH WATER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHAEOPHYTA; PHLOROGLUCINOL; PHYLOGENY; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TANNINS;

EID: 84884692338     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.111336     Document Type: Article

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