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Polyketide synthase gene derived from actinomycetes may mediate bioactive metabolite production in Cordyceps
Claim that horizontally transferred polyketide synthase gene in Cordyceps sp. RAO-2017, derived from actinomycetes, may play a role in the production of bioactive fungal secondary metabolites.
Confidence
70%
active
Evidence Quote
“Polyketide synthase gene in Cordyceps enables bioactive metabolite production”
Relationship
Polyketide synthase gene in Cordyceps sp. RAO-2017 enables Production of bioactive fungal secondary metabolites
Arguments
Connections (4)
Reasoning about functional significance of HGT candidate genes in fungal behavioral manipulation and pathogenicityInferenceChain
Polyketide synthase gene derived from actinomycetes may mediate bioactive metabolite production in CordycepsAssociation
Horizontally transferred genes support host manipulation and pathogenicityInferenceChain
Bioinformatic tools enable HGT detection and annotationInferenceChain
Evidence
“Study/review on the diversity of chemical structures and biological properties found among plant alkaloids.”
Bhambhani S et al. (2021). Diversity in Chemical Structures and Biological Properties of Plant Alkaloids doi:10.3390/molecules26113374 ↗