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Caffeylpyruvate hydrolase from the bioluminescent fungus Neonothopanus gardneri is the key recycling enzyme in the fungal bioluminescence pathway

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Caffeic acid is a central metabolite in the fungal bioluminescence pathway. We identified and characterized caffeylpyruvate hydrolase from Neonothopanus gardneri (ngarCPH) and demonstrate its ability to hydrolyze fungal oxyluciferin into caffeic and pyruvic acids, confirming a complete and self‐sustained fungal bioluminescence cycle.
Caio K. Zamuner, Douglas M. M. Soares, Bianca B. Nóbrega, Etelvino J. H. Bechara, Zinaida M. Kaskova, Alexander S. Mishin, Karen S. Sarkisyan, Ilia V. Yampolsky, Cassius V. Stevani   +8 more
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ACTTS3 Encoding a Polyketide Synthase Is Essential for the Biosynthesis of ACT-Toxin and Pathogenicity in the Tangerine Pathotype of Alternaria alternata

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions, 2010
The tangerine pathotype of Alternaria alternata produces host-selective ACT-toxin and causes Alternaria brown spot disease of tangerine and tangerine hybrids.
Y. Miyamoto, A. Masunaka, T. Tsuge, M. Yamamoto, K. Ohtani, T. Fukumoto, K. Gomi, T. L. Peever, Y. Tada, K. Ichimura, K. Akimitsu   +10 more
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Synthesis of acridone derivatives via heterologous expression of a plant type III polyketide synthase in Escherichia coli

Microbial Cell Factories, 2020
Background Acridone alkaloids are heterocyclic compounds that exhibit a broad-range of pharmaceutical and chemotherapeutic activities, including anticancer, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, and antimicrobial effects. Certain plant species such
Gyu-Sik Choi, Hye Jeong Choo, Bong-Gyu Kim, Joong-Hoon Ahn   +3 more
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Overlooked components of lipid metabolism: Odd‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in photosynthetic microorganisms

Journal of Phycology, EarlyView.
Abstract This mini‐review examines odd‐carbon polyunsaturated fatty acids (odd‐PUFAs), a rare but biologically significant group of fatty acids in photosynthetic microorganisms. Odd‐PUFAs are straight‐chain fatty acids containing an odd number of carbon atoms and two or more methylene‐interrupted double bonds. They typically account for less than 1% of
Linda Nedbalová, Milada Vítová, Tomáš Řezanka   +2 more
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The architecture of polyketide synthases

, 2023
Since the discovery of penicillin over a century ago, secondary metabolites from all kingdoms of life have proven to be of high medical value. One class of proteins prevalent in the production of secondary metabolites are polyketide synthases (PKSs).
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Diversity oriented biosynthesis via accelerated evolution of modular gene clusters

Nature Communications, 2017
Reengineering polyketide synthase encoding genes to produce analogues of natural products can be slow and low-yielding. Here the authors use accelerated evolution to recombine the gene cluster for rapid production of rapamycin-related products.
Aleksandra Wlodek, Steve G. Kendrew, Nigel J. Coates, Adam Hold, Joanna Pogwizd, Steven Rudder, Lesley S. Sheehan, Sarah J. Higginbotham, Anna E. Stanley-Smith, Tony Warneck, Mohammad Nur-E-Alam, Markus Radzom, Christine J. Martin, Lois Overvoorde, Markiyan Samborskyy, Silke Alt, Daniel Heine, Guy T. Carter, Edmund I. Graziani, Frank E. Koehn, Leonard McDonald, Alexander Alanine, Rosa María Rodríguez Sarmiento, Suzan Keen Chao, Hasane Ratni, Lucinda Steward, Isobel H. Norville, Mitali Sarkar-Tyson, Steven J. Moss, Peter F. Leadlay, Barrie Wilkinson, Matthew A. Gregory   +31 more
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Deciphering Role of Endophytes in Plant Defences and Biotic Stress Resilience Across Families

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plant families generate distinct repertoires of specialised metabolites that govern their biotic interactions. Endophytes strengthen host plant defence mechanisms and tolerance to biotic challenges by upregulating metabolite biosynthesis, modifying precursor compounds into more potent forms, or by directly synthesising analogous defence ...
S. Aneeqa Noor, Kavita Verma, Nishu, Barkat Hussain, Vartika Mathur   +4 more
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Trichomes in Plant Defence, Development and Metabolic Integration Under Environmental Stress

Plant, Cell &Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Among various plant defence strategies, trichomes are tiny hair‐like structures on the epidermis that aid in defence, environmental adaptation and the production of valuable secondary metabolites. This review features trichomes as frontline guards for plant survival, integrating their structural, physiological and metabolic roles in ...
Debdatta Chatterjee, Madhabi Das, Sanjib Patra, Srijib Chatterjee, Amit Roy, Arunava Mandal   +5 more
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Investigations into the biocatalytic potential of modular polyketide synthase ketoreductases [PDF]

, 2013
textThe production of new drugs as potential pharmaceutical targets is arguably one of the most important avenues of medicine, as existing diseases not only require treatment, but it is also certain that new diseases will appear in the future which will ...
Piasecki, Shawn Kristen
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Incidence Trends of Early‐Onset Colorectal Cancer in Germany: A Registry‐Based Study From 2003 to 2023

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 159, Issue 9, Page 2207-2218, 1 November 2026.
The evidence on the rising incidence of colorectal cancer among adults below 50 years of age largely stems from the United States. Using high‐quality cancer registry data for the 2003–2023 period in Germany, this study found a moderate increase of early‐onset colorectal cancer incidence that was limited to those aged 20–39 years and more pronounced ...
Sven Voigtländer, Hiltraud Kajüter, Ina Wellmann, Andras Szentkirályi, Bernd Holleczek, Volker Arndt, Jacqueline Müller‐Nordhorn, the ALSTER Working Group, Josephine Kanbach, Sabine Luttmann, Meike Ressing, Cécile Ronckers, Soo‐Zin Kim‐Wanner, Alice Nennecke, Frederik Peters, Klaus Kraywinkel, Roxana Müller‐Eberstein, Hannah Baltus, Paula Grieger, Antje Schliemann, Annika Waldmann   +20 more
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