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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-8-23
pubmed:abstractText
Aflatoxins, produced primarily by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus, are among the most toxic and carcinogenic naturally occurring compounds. In an attempt to identify genes potentially involved in aflatoxin contamination of crops, and to better understand the biology of A. flavus, a large scale sequencing of A. flavus expressed sequence tags (EST) was conducted. The 5' ends of 26,110 cDNA clones from a normalized cDNA expression library were sequenced. After annotation, a total of 7218 unique ESTs in A. flavus were assembled into 3749 tentative concensus sequences and 3469 singleton sequences. The functional classifications of the genes or Gene Ontology (GO) terms were assigned to these ESTs. Genes potentially involved in the aflatoxin contamination process were identified in the ESTs sequenced. These include the aflatoxin biosynthetic pathway, signal transduction, global regulation, pathogenicity of the fungus, and stress response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0378-1097
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
237
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
333-40
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Aspergillus flavus expressed sequence tags for identification of genes with putative roles in aflatoxin contamination of crops.
pubmed:affiliation
Food and Feed Safety Research, USDA/ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, 1100 Robert E. Lee Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124, USA. jiuyu@srrc.ars.usda.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article