Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewed
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…·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.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1712798115