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Convergent evolution for antibiotic biosynthesis in bacteria and animals

  • Santé-Sciences-Technologie,
  • Pharmacie,
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du 21 février 2023 au 21 février 2025

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EA2106 BBV - Biomolécules et Biotechnologies végétales

A spotlight in Trends in genetics about the convergent evolution for antibiotic biosynthesis in bacteria and animals.

Convergent evolution for antibiotic biosynthesis in bacteria and animals

from :Papon N, Courdavault V, Medema MH. . Trends Genet. 2023 Feb 21:S0168-9525(23)00031-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2023.02.005.


Abstract

Convergent evolution has been described for several metabolic pathways across the kingdoms of life. However, there is hitherto no evidence for such an interkingdom process for antimicrobials. A new report suggests that marine animals have evolved the ability to biosynthesize antimicrobial polyketides, in parallel with bacteria.