| Literature DB >> 24038828 |
Sébastien Coyne1, Cornelia Chizzali, Mohammed N A Khalil, Agnieszka Litomska, Klaus Richter, Ludger Beerhues, Christian Hertweck.
Abstract
Sulfur for fire: The molecular basis for the biosynthesis of the antimetabolite 6-thioguanine (6TG) was unveiled in Erwinia amylovora, the causative agent of fire blight. Bioinformatics, heterologous pathway reconstitution in E. coli, and mutational analyses indicate that the protein YcfA mediates guanine thionation in analogy to 2-thiouridylase. Assays in planta and in cell cultures reveal for the first time a crucial role of 6TG in fire blight pathogenesis.Entities:
Keywords: Erwinia amylovora; antimetabolites; natural products; phytochemistry; sulfur compounds
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24038828 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201305595
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ISSN: 1433-7851 Impact factor: 15.336