Article
Gene cluster involved in melanin biosynthesis of the filamentous fungus Alternaria alternata.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jul 1993
Kimura N, Tsuge T
Abstract excerpt
The filamentous fungus Alternaria alternata produces melanin, a black pigment, from acetate via 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene. To isolate a fungal gene required for melanin biosynthesis, we transformed an A. alternata Brm1- (light brown) mutant with the DNA of a wild-type strain genomic library constr...
Topics
- Alternaria
- Cosmids
- DNA, Fungal
- Gene Expression Regulation, Fungal
- Genes, Fungal
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Genomic Library
- Melanins
- Multigene Family
- Mutation
- Phosphotransferases
- Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
- Plasmids
- Restriction Mapping
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transformation, Genetic