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ArticleNature communications2025

Tandem ketone reduction in pepstatin biosynthesis reveals an F

Jingjun Mo, Asfandyar Sikandar, Haowen Zhao, Ghader Bashiri, Liujie Huo, Martin Empting, Rolf Müller, Chengzhang Fu

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Jingjun Mo *Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-8222-3354
Asfandyar Sikandar *Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Saarbrücken, Germany.
Haowen Zhao *Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-4479-9581
Ghader BashiriLaboratory of Microbial Biochemistry and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5092-3749
Liujie HuoState Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology, Helmholtz International Lab for Anti-Infectives, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1406-8466
Martin EmptingHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0503-5830
Rolf MüllerHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Saarbrücken, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1042-5665
Chengzhang FuHelmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Saarbrücken, Germany. chengzhang.fu@helmholtz-hips.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3513-4768

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pepstatins are potent inhibitors of aspartic proteases, featuring two statine residues crucial for target binding. However, the biosynthesis of pepstatins, especially their statine substructure, remains elusive. Here, we discover and characterize an unconventional gene cluster responsible for pepstatin biosynthesis, comprising discrete nonribosomal peptide synthetase and polyketide synthase genes, highlighting its trans-acting and iterative nature. Central to this pathway is PepI, an F

Indexed as

KetonesPepstatinsBacterial ProteinsBiosynthetic PathwaysMultigene FamilyMutagenesis, Site-DirectedOxidation-ReductionOxidoreductasesPeptide SynthasesPolyketide SynthasesStreptomycesBacterial ProteinsKetonesOxidoreductasesPepstatinsPeptide SynthasesPolyketide Synthases

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PMID40374670
PMCPMC12081711

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