Mechanism of action of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides

C Ongpipattanakul, EK Desormeaux… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a natural
product class that has undergone significant expansion due to the rapid growth in genome …

New developments in RiPP discovery, enzymology and engineering

M Montalbán-López, TA Scott, S Ramesh… - Natural product …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: up to June 2020 Ribosomally-synthesized and post-translationally modified
peptides (RiPPs) are a large group of natural products. A community-driven review in 2013 …

Mining and unearthing hidden biosynthetic potential

K Scherlach, C Hertweck - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Genetically encoded small molecules (secondary metabolites) play eminent roles in
ecological interactions, as pathogenicity factors and as drug leads. Yet, these chemical …

Mining genomes to illuminate the specialized chemistry of life

MH Medema, T de Rond, BS Moore - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
All organisms produce specialized organic molecules, ranging from small volatile chemicals
to large gene-encoded peptides, that have evolved to provide them with diverse cellular and …

Natural product drug discovery in the artificial intelligence era

FI Saldívar-González, VD Aldas-Bulos… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural products (NPs) are primarily recognized as privileged structures to interact with
protein drug targets. Their unique characteristics and structural diversity continue to marvel …

Strategies to access biosynthetic novelty in bacterial genomes for drug discovery

F Hemmerling, J Piel - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2022 - nature.com
Bacteria provide a rich source of natural products with potential therapeutic applications,
such as novel antibiotic classes or anticancer drugs. Bioactivity-guided screening of …

Artificial intelligence for natural product drug discovery

MW Mullowney, KR Duncan, SS Elsayed… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Developments in computational omics technologies have provided new means to access
the hidden diversity of natural products, unearthing new potential for drug discovery. In …

Bioinformatic atlas of radical SAM enzyme-modified RiPP natural products reveals an isoleucine–tryptophan crosslink

KA Clark, MR Seyedsayamdost - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are a growing
family of natural products with diverse activities and structures. RiPP classes are defined by …

Expansion of RiPP biosynthetic space through integration of pan-genomics and machine learning uncovers a novel class of lanthipeptides

AM Kloosterman, P Cimermancic, SS Elsayed… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Microbial natural products constitute a wide variety of chemical compounds, many which can
have antibiotic, antiviral, or anticancer properties that make them interesting for clinical …

P450-modified ribosomally synthesized peptides with aromatic cross-links

YL Hu, FZ Yin, J Shi, SY Ma, ZR Wang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyclization of linear peptides is an effective strategy to convert flexible molecules into rigid
compounds, which is of great significance for enhancing the peptide stability and bioactivity …