BiochemistrybioRxiv
Expansion of gamma-butyrolactone signaling molecule biosynthesis to phosphotriester natural products
Y. Kudo, T. Awakawa, Y.-L. Du…·B. S. Moore
The paper identifies the spt operon in Salinispora species as responsible for producing both saliniphostins and A-factor-like gamma-butyrolactones, revealing its broad distribution across actinomycete genera.
DOI 10.1021/acschembio.0c00824