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Compartmentalization of Melanin Biosynthetic Enzymes Contributes to Self-Defense against Intermediate Compound Scytalone in Botrytis cinerea.
mBio - 23 Mar 2021
Chen Xue, Zhu Chuanxi, Na Yantao, Ren Dandan, Zhang Chenghua, He Yifan, Wang Yiwen, Xiang Sheng, Ren Weiheng, Jiang Yina, Xu Ling, Zhu Pinkuan
Abstract excerpt
In filamentous fungi, 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) melanin is a major component of the extracellular matrix, endowing fungi with environmental tolerance and some pathogenic species with pathogenicity. However, the subcellular location of the melanin biosynthesis pathway components remains obscure. Using the gray mold pathogen Botrytis cinerea, the DHN melanin intermediate scytalone was characterized via...
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