Lichenized and non-lichenized fungi produce a wide range of secondary metabolites. So far, type I polyketide synthases (PKSs) are the suggested catalysts for the biosynthesis of lichen compounds. We were interested whether lichen mycobionts also contain type III PKSs, representing a class that was only recently discovered in fungi. With an alignment of known type III CHS-like genes we applied the CODEHOP strategy to design degenerate PCR primers. We further screened available fungal genomes for type III PKS genes and aligned these sequences for a phylogenetic analysis. Type III-like genes from lichen mycobionts are closely related to those known from non-lichenized fungi, but not to those of bacteria and/or plants. We conclude that type III PKS genes are ubiquitous in fungi. They are present in diverse unrelated lichen mycobionts, but their function in lichens is so far unclear.

Type III polyketide synthases in lichen mycobionts

MUGGIA, LUCIA;
2010-01-01

Abstract

Lichenized and non-lichenized fungi produce a wide range of secondary metabolites. So far, type I polyketide synthases (PKSs) are the suggested catalysts for the biosynthesis of lichen compounds. We were interested whether lichen mycobionts also contain type III PKSs, representing a class that was only recently discovered in fungi. With an alignment of known type III CHS-like genes we applied the CODEHOP strategy to design degenerate PCR primers. We further screened available fungal genomes for type III PKS genes and aligned these sequences for a phylogenetic analysis. Type III-like genes from lichen mycobionts are closely related to those known from non-lichenized fungi, but not to those of bacteria and/or plants. We conclude that type III PKS genes are ubiquitous in fungi. They are present in diverse unrelated lichen mycobionts, but their function in lichens is so far unclear.
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