The polyketide synthase gene pks4 is essential for sexual development and regulates fruiting body morphology in Sordaria macrospora

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 48-59

  Schindler, Daniel ^a,b   Nowrousian, Minou ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fruiting body; Perithecium; Pks4; Polyketide synthase; Sordaria macrospora

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

APP GENE; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; DOWN REGULATION; FRUITING BODY; FUNGUS MUTANT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE 4 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SORDARIA MACROSPORA; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; SORDARIALES;

BASE SEQUENCE; FRUITING BODIES, FUNGAL; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; SORDARIALES;

EID: 84903635147     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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