| Literature DB >> 19448638 |
Jin Woo Bok1, Yi-Ming Chiang, Edyta Szewczyk, Yazmid Reyes-Dominguez, Ashley D Davidson, James F Sanchez, Hsien-Chun Lo, Kenji Watanabe, Joseph Strauss, Berl R Oakley, Clay C C Wang, Nancy P Keller.
Abstract
Loss-of-function Aspergillus nidulans CclA, a Bre2 ortholog involved in histone H3 lysine 4 methylation, activated the expression of cryptic secondary metabolite clusters in A. nidulans. One new cluster generated monodictyphenone, emodin and emodin derivatives, whereas a second encoded two anti-osteoporosis polyketides, F9775A and F9775B. Modification of the chromatin landscape in fungal secondary metabolite clusters allows for a simple technological means to express silent fungal secondary metabolite gene clusters.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19448638 PMCID: PMC2891026 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.177
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Chem Biol ISSN: 1552-4450 Impact factor: 15.040