Elucidation of gibberellin biosynthesis in bacteria reveals convergent evolution

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 69-74

  Nett, Ryan S ^a   Montanares, Mariana ^b   Marcassa, Ariana ^c   Lu, Xuan ^a   Nagel, Raimund ^a   Charles, Trevor C ^c   Hedden, Peter ^d   Rojas, Maria Cecilia ^b   Peters, Reuben J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME P450; FERREDOXIN; GIBBERELLIN; KAURENOIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; CYP112 GENE; CYP114 GENE; CYP117 GENE; GENE; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SDR GENE; SINORHIZOBIUM FREDII; SYMBIOSIS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GIBBERELLINS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SINORHIZOBIUM FREDII;

EID: 84995376464     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2232     Document Type: Article

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