Conservation of a gene cluster reveals novel cercosporin biosynthetic mechanisms and extends production to the genus Colletotrichum
R. de Jonge, M. K. Ebert, C. R. Huitt-Roehl, P. Pal, J. C. Suttle, R. E. Spanner, J. D. Neubauer, W. M. Jurick, K. A. Stott, G. A. Secor, B. P. Thomma, Y. Van de Peer, C. A. Townsend, M. D. Bolton
The paper identifies a conserved gene cluster for cercosporin biosynthesis across multiple fungal pathogens, expands its known production to the genus Colletotrichum, and reveals additional genes critical for toxin synthesis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jun 12, 2018Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology