Animal biosynthesis of complex polyketides in a photosynthetic partnership

Complex polyketides are usually produced by microbes, whereas the origin of polyketides found in animals remained unknown. This study shows that sacoglossan animals, such as sea slugs, employ fatty acid synthase-like proteins to produce microbe-like polyketides.

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Main Authors:	Joshua P. Torres, Zhenjian Lin, Jaclyn M. Winter, Patrick J. Krug, Eric W. Schmidt
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Published:	Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:	https://doaj.org/article/e4be631f0db64b18a746004d3fa1c1f3
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e4be631f0db64b18a746004d3fa1c1f32021-12-02T17:47:22ZAnimal biosynthesis of complex polyketides in a photosynthetic partnership10.1038/s41467-020-16376-52041-1723https://doaj.org/article/e4be631f0db64b18a746004d3fa1c1f32020-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16376-5https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Complex polyketides are usually produced by microbes, whereas the origin of polyketides found in animals remained unknown. This study shows that sacoglossan animals, such as sea slugs, employ fatty acid synthase-like proteins to produce microbe-like polyketides.Joshua P. TorresZhenjian LinJaclyn M. WinterPatrick J. KrugEric W. SchmidtNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2020)
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description	Complex polyketides are usually produced by microbes, whereas the origin of polyketides found in animals remained unknown. This study shows that sacoglossan animals, such as sea slugs, employ fatty acid synthase-like proteins to produce microbe-like polyketides.
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title	Animal biosynthesis of complex polyketides in a photosynthetic partnership
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Animal biosynthesis of complex polyketides in a photosynthetic partnership

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