DrosophilaEbony: a novel type of nonribosomal peptide synthetase related enzyme with unusually fast peptide bond formation kinetics

Vertebrate Acyl CoA synthetase family member 4 (ACSF4-U26) is a β-alanine-activating enzyme homologous to bacterial non-ribosomal peptide synthetase

(2014) Jakub Drozak et al.   FEBS Journal

Long-distance mechanism of neurotransmitter recycling mediated by glial network facilitates visual function in Drosophila

(2014) R. Chaturvedi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Activity and coexpression ofDrosophilablack with ebony in fly optic lobes reveals putative cooperative tasks in vision that evade electroretinographic detection

(2012) Anna B. Ziegler et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

The metabolism of histamine in the Drosophila optic lobe involves an ommatidial pathway:  -alanine recycles through the retina

(2012) J. Borycz et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Visual neurotransmission in Drosophila requires expression of Fic in glial capitate projections

(2012) Mokhlasur Rahman et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Nonribosomal peptide synthetases: structures and dynamics

(2010) Matthias Strieker et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Biochemical properties of the human guanylate binding protein 5 and a tumor-specific truncated splice variant

(2010) Mark Wehner et al.   FEBS Journal

Alternative Tasks ofDrosophilaTan in Neurotransmitter RecyclingVersusCuticle Sclerotization Disclosed by Kinetic Properties

(2010) Silvia Aust et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The enzyme NBAD-synthase plays diverse roles during the life cycle of Drosophila melanogaster

(2009) Martín M. Pérez et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Working outside the protein-synthesis rules: insights into non-ribosomal peptide synthesis

(2009) Mohamed A. Marahiel   JOURNAL OF PEPTIDE SCIENCE

The Chemical Versatility of Natural-Product Assembly Lines

(2007) Christopher T. Walsh   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH