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SUBMITTER: Agarwal V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5391271 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Agarwal Vinayak V Blanton Jessica M JM Podell Sheila S Taton Arnaud A Schorn Michelle A MA Busch Julia J Lin Zhenjian Z Schmidt Eric W EW Jensen Paul R PR Paul Valerie J VJ Biggs Jason S JS Golden James W JW Allen Eric E EE Moore Bradley S BS
Nature chemical biology 20170320 5
Naturally produced polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) pervade the marine environment and structurally resemble toxic man-made brominated flame retardants. PBDEs bioaccumulate in marine animals and are likely transferred to the human food chain. However, the biogenic basis for PBDE production in one of their most prolific sources, marine sponges of the order Dysideidae, remains unidentified. Here, we report the discovery of PBDE biosynthetic gene clusters within sponge-microbiome-associated c ...[more]