Comparison of expression of secondary metabolite biosynthesis cluster genes in Aspergillus Flavus, A. parasiticus, and A. oryzae

Toxins

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1916-1928

  Ehrlich, Kenneth C ^a   Mack, Brian M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene transcription; Non ribosomal peptide synthase; Polyketide synthase; RNA seq; Sclerotial morphotypes

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; CYCLOPIAZONIC ACID; FARNESYL TRANS TRANSFERASE; KOJIC ACID; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL RNA; GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MYCOTOXIN; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; POISON; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; TRANSFERASE; TRYPTOPHAN DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; ASPERGILLUS PARASITICUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME ANALYSIS; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CHEMISTRY; CROP; FOOD CONTROL; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AFLATOXINS; ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, FUNGAL; GERANYLGERANYL-DIPHOSPHATE GERANYLGERANYLTRANSFERASE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MYCOTOXINS; POISONS; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, GENERAL;

EID: 84903545929     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins6061916     Document Type: Article

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