Expanding the Myxochelin Natural Product Family by Nicotinic Acid Containing Congeners.

Myxobacteria represent a viable source of chemically diverse and biologically active secondary metabolites. The myxochelins are a well-studied family of catecholate-type siderophores produced by various myxobacterial strains. Here, we report the discovery, isolation, and structure elucidation of three new myxochelins N1-N3 from the terrestrial myxobacterium sp.

Heterologous expression of an orphan NRPS gene cluster from Paenibacillus larvae in Escherichia coli revealed production of sevadicin.

The Gram-positive bacterium Paenibacillus larvae is the causative agent of the fateful honey bee disease American Foulbrood (AFB). Sequence analysis of P. larvae genomic DNA showed the presence of numerous nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) and polyketide synthase (PKS) encoding gene clusters, not correlating with secondary metabolite production.

Up-regulation of cholesterol associated genes as novel resistance mechanism in glioblastoma cells in response to archazolid B.

Treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common and aggressive lethal brain tumor, represents a great challenge. Despite decades of research, the survival prognosis of GBM patients is unfavorable and more effective therapeutics are sorely required. Archazolid B, a potent vacuolar H(+)-ATPase inhibitor influencing cellular pH values, is a promising new compound exerting cytotoxicity in the nanomolar range on wild-type U87MG glioblastoma cells and U87MG.