Cyanochelins, an Overlooked Class of Widely Distributed Cyanobacterial Siderophores, Discovered by Silent Gene Cluster Awakening
Tomáš Galica, Nicola Borbone, Jan Mareš, Andreja Kust, Alessia Caso, Germana Esposito, Kumar Saurav, Jan Hájek, Klára Řeháková, Petra Urajová, Valeria Costantino, Pavel Hrouzek
Abstract
-hydroxy aspartate lipopeptides involved in iron acquisition. Our results expand the limited arsenal of known cyanobacterial siderophores and propose products with ecological function for a number of previously orphan gene clusters.
Topics & Concepts
SiderophoreNonribosomal peptideCyanobacteriaPolyketideBiologyPolyketide synthaseBiosynthesisBiochemistryGene clusterStereochemistryEnzymeChemistryGeneBacteriaGeneticsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsAlgal biology and biofuel productionMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology