Evolution of chemical diversity in a group of non-reduced polyketide gene clusters: Using phylogenetics to inform the search for novel fungal natural products

Toxins

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 3572-3607

  Throckmorton, Kurt ^a   Wiemann, Philipp ^a   Keller, Nancy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene cluster; Mycotoxin; Polyketide synthase

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ASPERTHECIN; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; ENDOCROCIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GEODIN; GRISEOFULVIN; MONODICTYPHENONE; MYCOTOXIN; NEOSARTORICIN; PESTHEIC ACID; POLYKETIDE; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASE; THIOL ESTER HYDROLASE; TRYPACIDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRIDICATUMTOXIN; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BASIDIOMYCETES; EVOLUTION; FUSARIUM; GENE CLUSTER; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SYMBIOSIS;

ASCOMYCOTA; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84941357908     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxins7093572     Document Type: Article

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