Gene cluster conservation identifies melanin and perylenequinone biosynthesis pathways in multiple plant pathogenic fungi
M. Ebert, R. Spanner, R. de Jonge, D. Smith, J. Holthusen, G. Secor, B. Thomma, M. Bolton
The paper identifies perylenequinone and melanin biosynthesis pathways in plant pathogenic fungi by analyzing gene cluster conservation and confirming roles through mutagenesis and metabolite analysis.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2018Microbiology