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Aug 2026
An Oligomeric Lanthipeptide from Nostoc punctiforme Promotes Host Association During Early Symbiosis with Blasia pusilla
Findings reveal oligomerization by covalent bond formation as a previously unrecognized mode of lanthipeptide maturation and identify nostolanthin as a host-responsive peptide that regulates the transition from a free-living to a symbiotic lifestyle.
Nico Brüssow, Daniel Teutsch, A. Mainz et al.
· bioRxiv · 1 citation