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Immo Burkhardt

@immo-burkhardt.bsky.social
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Asst. Project Scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Interested in isoprenoid metabolism across the tree of life.

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Nigel Goldenfeld @nigelgoldenfeld.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
🧪 #evosky Great article by @philipcball.bsky.social about recent work on LUCA, quoting Tim Lenton and UIUC alum Rika Anderson. Glad to see mention of early horizontal gene transfer as a driver of evolution. www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Luca is the progenitor of all life on Earth. But its genesis has implications far beyond our planet
New research into the single-celled organism is providing clues about what the early planet looked like – and raising the prospect that we may not be alone in the universe
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Chekan Lab @chekanlab.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
We are excited to see our review published! In it, we explore the diversity of enzymatic strategies for installing aromatic side chain cross-links in RiPPs. If you like interesting chemistry and new enzyme reactions, be sure to check it out!
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April Lukowski @aprillukowski.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
What makes AetF the most efficient flavin-dependent halogenase discovered to date? Prof. Pimchai Chaiyen and Dr. Aisaraphon Phintha decode the mechanistic principles of flavin chemistry in AetF in our new study out in PNAS: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10.... #halogenases #biocatalysis
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Burkart Lab @burkartlab.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
For our first post, it is my great pleasure to announce our new publication in Nature, where we elucidate interactions for peptide elongation in non-ribosomal peptide synthetases! Congratulations to Graham Heberlig on this major achievement! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Crosslinking intermodular condensation in non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis - Nature
Structural studies of tyrocidine synthetase using site-selective crosslinking probes to link condensation domains with carrier protein substrates define key interactions and molecular mechanisms of no...
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Michael Fischbach @mfgrp.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Today we report that an engineered skin bacterium, swabbed gently on the head of a mouse, can unleash a potent antibody response against a pathogen. Could lead to topical vaccines that are applied in a cream. @djenetbousbaine.bsky.social led the charge... @natureportfolio.bsky.social 1/55
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