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A novel multidomain polyketide synthase is essential for zeamine production and the virulence of Dickeya zeae.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Oct 2011
Zhou Jianuan, Zhang Haibao, Wu Jien, Liu Qiongguang, Xi Pinggen, Lee Jasmine, Liao Jinling, Jiang Zide, Zhang Lian-Hui
Abstract excerpt
Dickeya zeae is the causal agent of the rice foot rot disease, but its mechanism of infection remains largely unknown. In this study, we identified and characterized a novel gene designated as zmsA. The gene encodes a large protein of 2,346 amino acids in length, which consists of multidomains arranged in the order of N-terminus, β-ketoacyl synthase, acyl transferase, acyl carrier protein, β-ketoacyl reductase,...
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