Genetics, genomics and evolution of ergot alkaloid diversity

Toxins

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1273-1302

  Young, Carolyn A ^a   Schardl, Christopher L ^b   Panaccione, Daniel G ^c   Florea, Simona ^b   Takach, Johanna E ^a   Charlton, Nikki D ^a   Moore, Neil ^d   Webb, Jennifer S ^b   Jaromczyk, Jolanta ^b  

^a PLANT BIOLOGY DIVISION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chanoclavine; Claviceps; Clavicipitaceae; Epichlo ; Ergopeptine; Gene clusters; Natural products; Periglandula; Secondary metabolism; Subterminal

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROERGOSINE; ERGOCORNINE; ERGOCRISTINE; ERGOCRYPTINE; ERGOT ALKALOID; ERGOTAMINE; LYSERGIC ACID; NATURAL PRODUCT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLAVICEPS; COMPARATIVE GENE MAPPING; EPICHLOE; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOSS; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INTERSPECIFIC HYBRID; LYSERGYL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE COMPLEX GENE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PHYLOGENOMICS; PSEUDOGENE; REVIEW; SECONDARY METABOLISM; TELOMERE; CHEMISTRY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; SYNTENY;

ASCOMYCOTA; CLAVICEPS; CLAVICIPITACEAE; FUNGI;

ERGOT ALKALOIDS; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOMICS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; SYNTENY;

EID: 84928951251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins7041273     Document Type: Review

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