Researchers have identified that species in the gut microbiome can produce sphingolipids that protect the host from pathogens ...

Plants produce a wide diversity of compounds. Broadly, these are separated into primary metabolites, which are necessary for ...

The totality of bacteria, viruses and fungi that exist in and on a multicellular organism forms its natural microbiome. The ...

The ABC transporter gene in the sirodesmin biosynthetic gene cluster of Leptosphaeria maculans is not essential for sirodesmin production but facilitates self-protection. Fungal Genet. Biol. 42 ...

Deciphering the biosynthetic gene cluster for potent freshwater toxin Date: May 20, 2022 Source: University of California - San Diego Summary: Scientists discover the enzymes responsible for the ...

Master switch turns on silent biosynthetic gene clusters Date: April 13, 2017 Source: Princeton University Summary: Scientists have discovered a global regulator in the model bacterium ...

Deciphering the biosynthetic gene cluster for potent freshwater toxin . University of California - San Diego. Journal Journal of the American Chemical Society ...

More information: Santiago Priego-Cubero et al, Subfunctionalization and epigenetic regulation of a biosynthetic gene cluster in Solanaceae, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025 ...

In fungi, the production of secondary metabolites is often driven by sets of genes that cluster together on the chromosome. These biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) represent hotspots of variation ...

The researchers were able to detect toxin genes for guanitoxin in environmental hotspots in the United States in populated areas, said Moore, who is a co-corresponding author of the study. The two ...