Talk:Polyketide synthase

Latest comment: 12 years ago by Loris in topic Further subdivisions

Type III edit

The article mentions "Type III polyketide synthases do not use ACP domains. (See below.)", but there doesn't see to be a "below" to which this refers. If they don't use ACP domains, how do they work? -- 140.142.20.229 (talk) 00:58, 11 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

Looking at the history, this "see below" was added in August 2007‎ by Lhynard, but no relevant changes were made to the article then or later, and I don't see any previously included section which has since been deleted. I don't know what the answer is - I will remove the nonexistant reference but leave the unsubstantiated comment for an expert. Loris (talk) 13:45, 18 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Further subdivisions edit

I'm not convinced that the following article text is justified:

Type I PKSs are further subdivided:
* Iterative PKSs reuse domains in a cyclic fashion.
* Modular PKSs contain a sequence of separate modules and do not repeat domains.

I'm of the understanding that Type II pathways can also behave iteratively, so why specifically talk about Type I there?
Furthermore, Type I clusters are often usefully divided into those with AT domains in cis and in trans ("AT-less" proteins) - (example, pdf).
I'm not confident enough of my ground here, but I think it's at least misleading.Loris (talk) 13:45, 18 October 2011 (UTC)Reply