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ClbR Is the Key Transcriptional Activator of Colibactin Gene Expression in Escherichia coli

open access: yesmSphere, 2020
Colibactin is a nonribosomal peptide/polyketide hybrid natural product expressed by different members of the Enterobacteriaceae which can be correlated with induction of DNA double-strand breaks and interference with cell cycle progression in eukaryotes.
Alexander Wallenstein   +16 more
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Targeted induction of a silent fungal gene cluster encoding the bacteria-specific germination inhibitor fumigermin

open access: yeseLife, 2020
Microorganisms produce numerous secondary metabolites (SMs) with various biological activities. Many of their encoding gene clusters are silent under standard laboratory conditions because for their activation they need the ecological context, such as ...
Maria Cristina Stroe   +6 more
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The Toughest Material in the Plant Kingdom: An Update on Sporopollenin

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2021
The extreme chemical and physical recalcitrance of sporopollenin deems this biopolymer among the most resilient organic materials on Earth. As the primary material fortifying spore and pollen cell walls, sporopollenin is touted as a critical innovation ...
Etienne Grienenberger   +1 more
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A Genomic Survey of the Natural Product Biosynthetic Potential of Actinomycetes Isolated from New Zealand Lichens

open access: yesmSystems, 2023
Actinomycetes are prolific producers of industrially valuable and medically important compounds. Historically, the most efficient method of obtaining compounds has been bioactivity-guided isolation and characterization of drug-like molecules from ...
Peng Hou   +5 more
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Cytotoxic Polyketide Metabolites from a Marine Mesophotic Zone Chalinidae Sponge-Associated Fungus Pleosporales sp. NBUF144

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2021
Two new polyketide natural products, globosuxanthone F (1), and 2′-hydroxy bisdechlorogeodin (2), were isolated from the fungus Pleosporales sp. NBUF144, which was derived from a 62 m deep Chalinidae family sponge together with four known metabolites, 3 ...
Jing Zhou   +10 more
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Dictyostelium: An Important Source of Structural and Functional Diversity in Drug Discovery

open access: yesCells, 2018
The cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum is an excellent model organism for the study of cell and developmental biology because of its simple life cycle and ease of use.
Yuzuru Kubohara, Haruhisa Kikuchi
doaj   +1 more source

Nomimicins B–D, new tetronate-class polyketides from a marine-derived actinomycete of the genus Actinomadura

open access: yesBeilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021
Three new tetronate-class polyketides, nomimicins B, C, and D, along with nomimicin, hereafter named nomimicin A, were isolated from the culture extract of Actinomadura sp.
Zhiwei Zhang   +9 more
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New Polyketides from a Hydrothermal Vent Sediment Fungus Trichoderma sp. JWM29-10-1 and Their Antimicrobial Effects

open access: yesMarine Drugs, 2022
Marine fungi-derived secondary metabolites are still an important source for the discovery of potential antimicrobial agents. Here, five new polyketides (1, 2, and 6–8) and seven known compounds (3–5 and 9–12) were obtained from the culture of the marine-
Changrong Lai   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aspergillus westerdijkiae polyketide synthase gene “aoks1” is involved in the biosynthesis of ochratoxin A [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
OchratoxinA (OTA) is a potential nephrotoxic, teratogenic, immunogenic, hepatotoxic and carcinogenic mycotoxin, produced by Aspergillus westerdijkiae NRRL 3174.
Atoui, Ali   +4 more
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Antibacterial Polyketides Isolated from the Marine-Derived Fungus Fusarium solani 8388

open access: yesJournal of Fungi, 2023
Seven new polyketides named fusarisolins F-K (1–6) and fusarin I (7) were isolated from the marine-derived fungus Fusarium solani 8388, together with the known anhydrojavanicin (8), 5-deoxybostry coidin (9), and scytalol A (10).
Cankai Lin   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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