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Elke Dittmann

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1 Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide natural products: overview and recommendations for a universal nomenclature. Nat Prod Rep 2013 5.38
2 Exploiting the mosaic structure of trans-acyltransferase polyketide synthases for natural product discovery and pathway dissection. Nat Biotechnol 2008 2.35
3 Ribosomal synthesis of tricyclic depsipeptides in bloom-forming cyanobacteria. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2008 2.10
4 Microcystin biosynthesis in planktothrix: genes, evolution, and manipulation. J Bacteriol 2003 2.09
5 Evolutionary implications of bacterial polyketide synthases. Mol Biol Evol 2005 2.06
6 Microcyclamide biosynthesis in two strains of Microcystis aeruginosa: from structure to genes and vice versa. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008 1.79
7 Highly plastic genome of Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806, a ubiquitous toxic freshwater cyanobacterium. BMC Genomics 2008 1.66
8 The cyanobacterial hepatotoxin microcystin binds to proteins and increases the fitness of microcystis under oxidative stress conditions. PLoS One 2011 1.65
9 Towards clarification of the biological role of microcystins, a family of cyanobacterial toxins. Environ Microbiol 2007 1.57
10 Distribution of microcystin-producing and non-microcystin-producing Microcystis sp. in European freshwater bodies: detection of microcystins and microcystin genes in individual colonies. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004 1.38
11 Natural biocombinatorics in the polyketide synthase genes of the actinobacterium Streptomyces avermitilis. PLoS Comput Biol 2006 1.37
12 The microcystin composition of the cyanobacterium Planktothrix agardhii changes toward a more toxic variant with increasing light intensity. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005 1.24
13 Inactivation of an ABC transporter gene, mcyH, results in loss of microcystin production in the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806. Appl Environ Microbiol 2004 1.22
14 Environmental conditions that influence toxin biosynthesis in cyanobacteria. Environ Microbiol 2012 1.21
15 A mannan binding lectin is involved in cell-cell attachment in a toxic strain of Microcystis aeruginosa. Mol Microbiol 2006 1.16
16 Natural product biosyntheses in cyanobacteria: A treasure trove of unique enzymes. Beilstein J Org Chem 2011 1.14
17 Multiple alternate transcripts direct the biosynthesis of microcystin, a cyanobacterial nonribosomal peptide. Appl Environ Microbiol 2002 1.14
18 Plasticity and evolution of aeruginosin biosynthesis in cyanobacteria. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009 1.06
19 Microvirin, a novel alpha(1,2)-mannose-specific lectin isolated from Microcystis aeruginosa, has anti-HIV-1 activity comparable with that of cyanovirin-N but a much higher safety profile. J Biol Chem 2010 1.04
20 Evolution of metabolic diversity: insights from microbial polyketide synthases. Phytochemistry 2009 1.04
21 Bioinformatic perspectives on NRPS/PKS megasynthases: advances and challenges. Nat Prod Rep 2009 1.04
22 Horizontal gene transfer of two cytoskeletal elements from a eukaryote to a cyanobacterium. Curr Biol 2007 1.04
23 Exploiting the natural diversity of microviridin gene clusters for discovery of novel tricyclic depsipeptides. Appl Environ Microbiol 2010 0.98
24 A new rubisco-like protein coexists with a photosynthetic rubisco in the planktonic cyanobacteria Microcystis. J Biol Chem 2006 0.98
25 The languages spoken in the water body (or the biological role of cyanobacterial toxins). Front Microbiol 2012 0.96
26 Bacterial type III polyketide synthases: phylogenetic analysis and potential for the production of novel secondary metabolites by heterologous expression in pseudomonads. Arch Microbiol 2006 0.95
27 Non-colinear polyketide biosynthesis in the aureothin and neoaureothin pathways: an evolutionary perspective. Chembiochem 2007 0.95
28 Evolutionary mechanisms underlying secondary metabolite diversity. Prog Drug Res 2008 0.94
29 An extracellular glycoprotein is implicated in cell-cell contacts in the toxic cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806. J Bacteriol 2008 0.92
30 Insights into the physiology and ecology of the brackish-water-adapted Cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena CCY9414 based on a genome-transcriptome analysis. PLoS One 2013 0.89
31 Metabolomic analysis indicates a pivotal role of the hepatotoxin microcystin in high light adaptation of Microcystis. Environ Microbiol 2014 0.88
32 Microcystin production revisited: conjugate formation makes a major contribution. Environ Microbiol 2013 0.86
33 A Type II polyketide synthase from the gram-negative Bacterium Stigmatella aurantiaca is involved in Aurachin alkaloid biosynthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2007 0.85
34 The mcyF gene of the microcystin biosynthetic gene cluster from Microcystis aeruginosa encodes an aspartate racemase. Biochem J 2003 0.83
35 Synergistic in vitro anti-HIV type 1 activity of tenofovir with carbohydrate-binding agents (CBAs). Antiviral Res 2011 0.83
36 Leader peptide and a membrane protein scaffold guide the biosynthesis of the tricyclic peptide microviridin. Chem Biol 2011 0.82
37 A polyketide interferes with cellular differentiation in the symbiotic cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme. Environ Microbiol Rep 2011 0.81
38 Casting a net: fibres produced by Microcystis sp. in field and laboratory populations. Environ Microbiol Rep 2012 0.78
39 Combinatorial polyketide biosynthesis at higher stage. Mol Syst Biol 2005 0.78
40 Functional assessment of mycosporine-like amino acids in Microcystis aeruginosa strain PCC 7806. Environ Microbiol 2014 0.78
41 Functional analysis of environmental DNA-derived microviridins provides new insights into the diversity of the tricyclic peptide family. Appl Environ Microbiol 2013 0.77
42 Unique properties of eukaryote-type actin and profilin horizontally transferred to cyanobacteria. PLoS One 2012 0.77
43 Cyanobacteria as a source of natural products. Methods Enzymol 2012 0.77
44 Harnessing the evolvability of tricyclic microviridins to dissect protease-inhibitor interactions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014 0.77