Non-carbohydrate modifications such as acetylations are widespread in food stuffs as well
as they play important roles in diverse biological processes. These modifications meet the …

Plant cell walls are largely composed of polysaccharide polymers, including cellulose,
hemicelluloses (xyloglucan, xylan, mannan, and mixed-linkage β-1, 3/1, 4-glucan), and …

Legionella pneumophila utilizes the Dot/Icm type IVB secretion system to deliver hundreds
of effector proteins inside eukaryotic cells to ensure intracellular replication. Our …

The cuticle covering aerial organs of land plants is well known to protect against desiccation.
Cuticles also play diverse and specialized functions, including organ separation, depending …

Non‐ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) and their tailored enzymes have diverse
biological functions. In this study, we investigated the biosynthesis and function of …

Streptomyces rimosus extracellular lipase (SrL) is a multifunctional hydrolase belonging to
the SGNH family. Here site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) was used for the first time to …

Abstract Key message Seventeen PHS-QTLs and candidate genes were obtained, including
eleven major loci, three under multiple environments and two with co-localization by the …

A rapid increase in antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections around the world is causing a
global health crisis. The Gram-negative bacterium Acinetobacter baumannii is categorized …

In metagenomics, the pool of uncharacterized microbial enzymes presents a challenge for
functional annotation. Among these, carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) stand out due …

Botrytis cinerea is one of the most destructive phytopathogenic fungi, causing significant
losses to horticultural crops. As a necrotrophic fungus, B. cinerea obtains nutrients by killing …