Genes and evolutionary fates of the amanitin biosynthesis pathway in poisonous mushrooms
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2201113119
Abstract: Significance Why do unrelated poisonous mushrooms (Amanita, Galerina, and Lepiota) make the same deadly toxin, α-amanitin? One of the most effective and fast strategies for organisms to acquire new abilities is through horizontal gene transfer… read more here.
Keywords: poisonous mushrooms; fates amanitin; genes evolutionary; amanitin biosynthesis ... See more keywords