TY - CHAP
T1 - Fungal NRPS-dependent siderophores: From function to prediction
AU - Sørensen, Jens Laurids
AU - Knudsen, Michael
AU - Hansen, Frederik Teilfeldt
AU - Olesen, Claus
AU - Romans Fuertes, Patricia
AU - Lee, T. Verne
AU - Søndergaard, Teis Esben
AU - Pedersen, Christian Nørgaard Storm
AU - Brodersen, Ditlev E.
AU - Giese, Henriette
PY - 2014/7/26
Y1 - 2014/7/26
N2 - Iron is an essential, yet often limiting element for the growth of many organisms. In response to iron limitation, fungi have developed siderophores that provide a high-affinity iron uptake system and safe intracellular storage and transport mechanisms to gain a competitive advantage. Here, we discuss the function of siderophores in relation to fungal iron uptake mechanisms and their importance for coexistence with host organisms. The chemical nature of the major groups of siderophores and their regulation is described along with the function and architecture of the large multi-domain enzymes responsible for siderophore synthesis, namely the non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). Finally, we present the most recent advances in our understanding of the structural biology of fungal NRPSs and discuss opportunities for the development of a fungal NRPS prediction server
AB - Iron is an essential, yet often limiting element for the growth of many organisms. In response to iron limitation, fungi have developed siderophores that provide a high-affinity iron uptake system and safe intracellular storage and transport mechanisms to gain a competitive advantage. Here, we discuss the function of siderophores in relation to fungal iron uptake mechanisms and their importance for coexistence with host organisms. The chemical nature of the major groups of siderophores and their regulation is described along with the function and architecture of the large multi-domain enzymes responsible for siderophore synthesis, namely the non-ribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs). Finally, we present the most recent advances in our understanding of the structural biology of fungal NRPSs and discuss opportunities for the development of a fungal NRPS prediction server
U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4939-1191-2_15
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4939-1191-2_15
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 978-1-4939-1190-5
T3 - Fungal Biology
SP - 317
EP - 339
BT - Biosynthesis and Molecular Genetics of Fungal Secondary Metabolites
A2 - Martin, Juan-Francisco
A2 - Garcia-Estrada, Carlos
A2 - Zeilinger, Susanne
PB - Springer
ER -