Mining the biosynthetic landscape of lactic acid bacteria unearths a new family of RiPPs assembled by a novel type of ThiF-like adenylyltransferases
Mengjiao Wang, Mengyue Wu, Meng Han, Xiaogang Niu, Aili Fan, Shaozhou Zhu, Yigang Tong
The paper identifies a new family of RiPPs in lactic acid bacteria biosynthetic gene clusters, revealing a novel adenylyltransferase mechanism for macrocyclic imide formation.
ACS Omega · Jul 3, 2024Peer-reviewedBiochemistry