MicrobiologybioRxiv
Discovery and characterization of the first known biological lanthanide chelator
A. M. Zytnick, S. M. Gutenthaler, A. T. Aron…·N. C. Martinez-Gomez
The paper identifies and characterizes methylolanthanin, the first known lanthanide-specific metallophore, revealing its structure, biosynthesis, and role in lanthanide acquisition by bacteria.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2322096121