We characterize the transcript of a polyketide synthase gene (PKS) from the cultured
mycobiont of Xanthoria elegans (XePKS1) using SMART-rapid amplification of cDNA ends …

The iterative type I polyketide synthases (IPKSs) are central to the biosynthesis of an
enormously diverse array of natural products in fungi. These natural products, known as …

Background: Recent advances in the molecular biology of polyketide biosynthesis have
allowed the engineering of polyketide synthases and the biological ('combinatorial') …

Polyketides are known to be used by insects for pheromone communication and defence
against enemies. Although in microorganisms (fungi, bacteria) and plants polyketide …

Members of the economically important ascomycete genus Trichoderma are ubiquitously
distributed around the world. The mycoparasitic lifestyle and plant defence-inducing …

Nonribosomal peptides, made by nonribosomal peptide synthetases, have diverse
biological activities, including roles as fungal virulence effectors. Inspection of the genome of …

Clonostachys rosea is a mycoparasitic fungus used for biological control of plant diseases.
Its genome contains 31 genes putatively encoding for polyketide synthases (PKSs), 75% of …

I. Genetic Technology.-1. Practical Molecular Taxonomy of Fungi.-1. Introduction.-2.
Identifying a Fungus to Species-What does it Mean?.-2.1. Useful Species Definitions.-2.2 …

Covering: up to November 2012In this article, we review recent successful efforts to
engineer biosynthesis of several important fungal natural products through heterologous …

The tenS gene encoding tenellin synthetase (TENS), a 4239‐residue polyketide synthase
nonribosomal‐peptide synthetase (PKS‐NRPS) from Beauveria bassiana, was expressed in …