Putative identification of the usnic acid biosynthetic gene cluster by de novo whole-genome sequencing of a lichen-forming fungus

Fungal Biology

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 306-316

  Abdel Hameed, Mona ^a   Bertrand, Robert L ^a   Piercey Normore, Michele D ^a   Sorensen, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Cladonia uncialis; Lichen fungi; Phylogenetics; Polyketide synthase; Secondary metabolite

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BIOINFORMATICS; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; GENE; GENOMICS; LICHEN; PHYLOGENETICS; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

CLADONIA UNCIALIS; FUNGI;

BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; LIGASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; USNIC ACID;

ASCOMYCETES; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; FUNGAL GENOME; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASCOMYCOTA; BENZOFURANS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENOME, FUNGAL; LIGASES; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 84958248263     PISSN: 18786146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.funbio.2015.10.009     Document Type: Article

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