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New Paper in Angew Chem Int Ed.
Mechanistic Insights Into Post-translational α-Keto-β-Amino Acid Formation by a Radical S-Adenosyl Methionine Peptide Splicease
Leaf microbiota shaped by dose-dependent general non-self response genes
Adaptation to biotic and abiotic stress is crucial for the health of living organisms. In an article published in Nature Plants, Keppler et al. describe how the commensal microbiota triggers plant immune responses that feed back to tune microbial colonization of plants.
New joint paper in PNAS
Metagenomic study of lake microbial mats reveals protease-inhibiting antiviral peptides from a core microbiome member
Ribosomal peptides with polycyclic isoprenoid moieties
A recent “Chem” paper by the Piel group (IMB) in collaboration with the Chekan (UNC Greensboro) and Gugger groups (Institut Pasteur) reports a new and unusually complex steroid-like post-translational modification.