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The Alternaria alternata melanin biosynthesis gene restores appressorial melanization and penetration of cellulose membranes in the melanin-deficient albino mutant of Colletotrichum lagenarium.
Fungal genetics and biology : FG & B - 1 Feb 1997
Takano Y, Kubo Y, Kawamura C, Tsuge T, Furusawa I
Abstract excerpt
Colletotrichum lagenarium and Alternaria alternata produce a dark pigment, melanin. The C. lagenarium PKS1 and A. alternata ALM genes are involved in polyketide synthesis in the melanin biosynthesis pathway. PKS1 encodes a type 1 polyketide synthase. For functional comparison of the ALM gene with the PKS1 gene, we examined whether the A. alternata ALM gene could restore melanin synthesis in C. lagenarium albino...
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