A novel family of cyclic oligopeptides derived from ribosomal peptide synthesis of an in planta-induced gene, gigA, in Epichloë endophytes of grasses

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 14-24

  Johnson, Richard D ^a   Lane, Geoffrey A ^a   Koulman, Albert ^a,c   Cao, Mingshu ^a   Fraser, Karl ^a   Fleetwood, Damien J ^a,d   Voisey, Christine R ^a   Dyer, Jolon M ^b   Pratt, Jennifer ^a   Christensen, Michael ^a   Simpson, Wayne R ^a   Bryan, Gregory T ^a   Johnson, Linda J ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^b AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^c MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d Biotelliga Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cyclic oligopeptide; Epichlo ; Epichlo cyclin; Ribosomal peptide synthetic pathway; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC OLIGOPEPTIDE; EPICHLOECYCLIN A; EPICHLOECYCLIN B; EPICHLOECYCLIN C; EPICHLOECYCLIN D; EPICHLOECYCLIN E; FUNGAL PROTEIN; KEXIN; NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PROTEIN GRASS INDUCED GENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYCLOPEPTIDE; RIBOSOME PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHYTE; ENDOPHYTIC FUNGUS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; EPICHLOE; FUNGAL GENE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GIGA GENE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SYMBIOSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ENDOPHYTES; EPICHLOE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; POACEAE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; SYMBIOSIS; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84946399245     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: 10960937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2015.10.005     Document Type: Article

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