Fusarium Pathogenomics

LJ Ma, DM Geiser, RH Proctor… - Annual review of …, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Fusarium is a genus of filamentous fungi that contains many agronomically important plant
pathogens, mycotoxin producers, and opportunistic human pathogens. Comparative …

[HTML][HTML] Deciphering the Cryptic Genome: Genome-wide Analyses of the Rice Pathogen Fusarium fujikuroi Reveal Complex Regulation of Secondary Metabolism …

P Wiemann, CMK Sieber, KW Von Bargen… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The fungus Fusarium fujikuroi causes “bakanae” disease of rice due to its ability to produce
gibberellins (GAs), but it is also known for producing harmful mycotoxins. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] The Fusarium graminearum Histone H3 K27 Methyltransferase KMT6 Regulates Development and Expression of Secondary Metabolite Gene Clusters

LR Connolly, KM Smith, M Freitag - PLoS genetics, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The cereal pathogen Fusarium graminearum produces secondary metabolites toxic to
humans and animals, yet coordinated transcriptional regulation of gene clusters remains …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative Genome Structure, Secondary Metabolite, and Effector Coding Capacity across Cochliobolus Pathogens

BJ Condon, Y Leng, D Wu, KE Bushley, RA Ohm… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The genomes of five Cochliobolus heterostrophus strains, two Cochliobolus sativus strains,
three additional Cochliobolus species (Cochliobolus victoriae, Cochliobolus carbonum …

Structural analysis of protein–protein interactions in type I polyketide synthases

W Xu, K Qiao, Y Tang - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Polyketide synthases (PKSs) are responsible for synthesizing a myriad of natural products
with agricultural, medicinal relevance. The PKSs consist of multiple functional domains of …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic study of polyketide synthases and nonribosomal peptide synthetases involved in the biosynthesis of mycotoxins

A Gallo, M Ferrara, G Perrone - Toxins, 2013 - mdpi.com
Polyketide synthase (PKSs) and nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPSs) are large
multimodular enzymes involved in biosynthesis of polyketide and peptide toxins produced …

The Polyketide Synthase Gene pks4 of Trichoderma reesei Provides Pigmentation and Stress Resistance

L Atanasova, BP Knox, CP Kubicek, IS Druzhinina… - Eukaryotic …, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Species of the fungal genus Trichoderma (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) are well-known for
their production of various secondary metabolites. Nonribosomal peptides and polyketides …

Genome Sequencing of the Plant Pathogen Taphrina deformans, the Causal Agent of Peach Leaf Curl

OH Cissé, JM Almeida, Á Fonseca, AA Kumar… - MBio, 2013 - Am Soc Microbiol
Taphrina deformans is a fungus responsible for peach leaf curl, an important plant disease.
It is phylogenetically assigned to the Taphrinomycotina subphylum, which includes the …

[HTML][HTML] The Genome and Development-Dependent Transcriptomes of Pyronema confluens: A Window into Fungal Evolution

S Traeger, F Altegoer, M Freitag, T Gabaldon… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Fungi are a large group of eukaryotes found in nearly all ecosystems. More than 250 fungal
genomes have already been sequenced, greatly improving our understanding of fungal …

Increased production of fatty acids and triglycerides in Aspergillus oryzae by enhancing expressions of fatty acid synthesis-related genes

K Tamano, KS Bruno, SA Karagiosis, DE Culley… - Applied microbiology …, 2013 - Springer
Microbial production of fats and oils is being developed as a means of converting biomass to
biofuels. Here we investigate enhancing expression of enzymes involved in the production …