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SUBMITTER: Diaz-Sanchez V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3457117 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Díaz-Sánchez Violeta V Avalos Javier J Limón M Carmen MC
Applied and environmental microbiology 20120803 20
Fusarins are a class of mycotoxins of the polyketide family produced by different Fusarium species, including the gibberellin-producing fungus Fusarium fujikuroi. Based on sequence comparisons between polyketide synthase (PKS) enzymes for fusarin production in other Fusarium strains, we have identified the F. fujikuroi orthologue, called fusA. The participation of fusA in fusarin biosynthesis was demonstrated by targeted mutagenesis. Fusarin production is transiently stimulated by nitrogen avail ...[more]