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MIBiG 4.0: advancing biosynthetic gene cluster curation through global collaboration
Zdouc, Mitja M. et al inc. Alberti, F
Specialized or secondary metabolites are small molecules of biological origin, often showing potent biological activities with applications in agriculture, engineering and medicine. Usually, the biosynthesis of these natural products is governed by sets of co-regulated and physically clustered genes known as biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs). To share information about BGCs in a standardized and machine-readable way, the Minimum Information about a Biosynthetic Gene cluster (MIBiG) data standard and repository was initiated in 2015. Here, we describe MIBiG version 4.0, an extensive update to the data repository and the underlying data standard.