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ArticleAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2025

Decoding the Chemical Language of Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-Translationally Modified Peptides from the Untapped Archaea Domain.

Zhi-Man Song, Cunlei Cai, Ying Gao, Xiaoqian Lin, Qian Yang, Dengwei Zhang, Gengfan Wu, Haoyu Liang, Qianlin Zhuo, Junliang Zhang and 4 more

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Article in Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Zhi-Man SongDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Cunlei CaiDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Ying GaoDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Xiaoqian LinDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Qian YangDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Dengwei ZhangDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Gengfan WuDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Haoyu LiangDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Qianlin ZhuoDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Junliang ZhangDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Peiyan CaiDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Haibo JiangDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
Wenhua LiuChemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangdong Laboratory, Shantou, 515031, China.
Yong-Xin LiDepartment of Chemistry and The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.

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Hong Kong Branch of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory SMSEGL20SC02Research Grants Council of Hong Kong 17115322Research Grants Council of Hong Kong 27107320Shenzhen Basic Research General Programme JCYJ20210324122211031
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Abstract

Chemical communication is crucial in ecosystems with complex microbial communities. However, the difficulties inherent to the cultivation of archaea have led to a limited understanding of their chemical language, especially regarding the structure diversity and function of secondary metabolites (SMs). Our in-depth exploration into the biosynthetic potential of archaea has unveiled the previously unexplored biosynthetic capabilities and chemical diversity of archaeal ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs). Through the first application of heterologous expression in archaeal SM discovery, we have identified 24 lanthipeptides, including a distinctive type featuring diamino-dicarboxylic termini. It highlights the uniqueness of archaeal biosynthetic pathways and significantly expands the chemical landscape of archaeal SMs. Additionally, archaeal lanthipeptides demonstrate antagonistic activity against haloarchaea, mediating the unique biotic interaction in the halophilic niche. They showcase a new ecological role of RiPPs in enhancing the host's motility by inducing the rod-shaped cell morphology and upregulating the archaellin gene expression, facilitating the archaeal interaction with abiotic environments. These discoveries broaden our understanding of archaeal chemical language and provide promising prospects for future exploration of SM-mediated interaction.

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ArchaeaPeptidesRibosomesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalPeptidesArchaeal secondary metabolitesChemical biologyLanthipeptideRiPP

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