{"id":10,"date":"2016-11-22T12:02:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T19:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-05-07T22:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T05:44:19","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\">\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/ekep9\">Wang, M., Wei, Z.-W., Ryan, K.S. (2025) A heme-dependent enzyme forms the hydrazine in the antibiotic negamycin.\u00a0<em>Nature Chemical Biology,\u00a0<\/em>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41589-025-01898-0.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-783 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2025\/05\/TOC-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2025\/05\/TOC-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2025\/05\/TOC-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2025\/05\/TOC-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2025\/05\/TOC-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2025\/05\/TOC-620x348.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2025\/05\/TOC.jpg 1961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1369527425000062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hagar, M., Kang, S. Andersen, R.J., Oh, D.-C. Ryan, K.S. (2025) Targeted Isolation of Piperazate-Containing Molecules: Bioinformatics and Spectroscopy, <em>Current Opinion in Microbiology<\/em>, In press.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41929-024-01280-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Higgins, M.A., Shi, X., Soler, J., Harland, J.B., Parkkila, T., Lehnert, N., Garcia-Borr\u00e0s, M., Du, Y.-L., Ryan, K.S. (2025) Structure and mechanism of haem-dependent nitrogen-nitrogen bond formation in piperazate synthase <em>Nature Catalysis<\/em>, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41929-024-01280-8.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-chemical-biology\/abstract\/S2451-9456(24)00275-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-710 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/PipS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\">\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\">\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cell-chemical-biology\/abstract\/S2451-9456(24)00275-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hagar, M., Andersen, R.J., Ryan, K.S. (2024) Prephenate Decarboxylase: An Unexplored Branchpoint to Unusual Natural Products. <em>Cell Chem. Biol. <\/em>31(9):1610-1626<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1367593124000486\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel-Ivad, P., Ryan, K.S. (2024) New Reactions by Pyridoxal Phosphate-Dependent Enzymes. <em>Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol.<\/em> 81, 102472. DOI: 10.1016\/j.cbpa.2024.102472.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.orglett.4c01218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hagar, M., Morgan, K., Stumpf, S., Tsingos, M., Banuelos, C., Sadar, M.D., Blodgett, J., Andersen, R.J.,^ Ryan, K.S. (2024) Piperazate-Guided Isolation of Caveamides A and B, Non-ribosomal Peptides from a Cave Actinomycete Containing Cyclohexenylalanine. <em>Org. Lett<\/em>. 26(19), 4127-31.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/jacs.4c01419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rothchild, K.W., Hagar, M.,Berry, D., Ryan, K.S. (2024) Two iron(II), \u03b1-ketoglutarate-dependent enzymes encoded by the <em>PPZ<\/em>gene cluster of\u00a0<em>Metarhizium majus<\/em>enable production of 8-hydroxyperamine. <em>J. Am. Chem. Soc.<\/em>, 146(15), 10263-7.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbc.org\/article\/S0021-9258(24)00018-8\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel-Ivad, P., Ryan, K.S. (2024) An imine reductase that captures reactive intermediates in the biosynthesis of the indolocarbazole reductasporine. <em>J. Biol. Chem. <\/em>300(2), 105642.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbc.org\/article\/S0021-9258(24)00018-8\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel-Ivad, P., Ryan, K.S. (2024) Structure of methyltransferase RedM that forms the dimethylpyrrolinium of the bisindole reductasporine. <em>J. Biol. Chem. <\/em>300(1): 105520.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.biochem.3c00216\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel-Ivad, P., Van Lanen, S., Ryan K.S. (2023) Structure of the oxygen, pyridoxal phosphate-dependant capuramycin biosynthetic protein Cap15. <em>Biochemistry<\/em> 62(17), 2611-2621.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/jacs.3c04447\">Wang, M., Ryan K.S.^ (2023) Reductases Produce Nitric Oxide in an Alternative Pathway to Form the Diazeniumdiolate Group of L-Alanosine. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145(30), 16718\u201316725<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-725 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/Alanosine.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"343\" height=\"264\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.orglett.3c01229\">Wei, Z., Niikura, H., Wang, M., Ryan, K.S.^ (2023) Identification of the azaserine biosynthetic gene cluster implicates hydrazine as an intermediate to the diazo moiety. Org. Lett. 25(22), 4061\u20134065<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-726 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/Azaserine.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"411\" height=\"226\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbc.org\/article\/S0021-9258(23)02548-6\/fulltext\">Daniel-Ivad, P., Ryan, K.S. (2023) Structure of methyltransferase RedM that forms the dimethylpyrrolinium of the bisindole reductasporine. Journal of Biological Chemistry. DOI: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jbc.2023.105520<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-722 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/RedM-1024x451.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"456\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/RedM-1024x451.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/RedM-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/RedM-768x339.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/RedM-1536x677.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/RedM-2048x903.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/RedM-620x273.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\">\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.biochem.3c00216\">Daniel-Ivad, P., Van Lanen, S., Ryan K.S. (2023) Structure of the oxygen, pyridoxal phosphate-dependant capuramycin biosynthetic protein Cap15. Biochemistry 62(17), 2611-2621.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-721 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/Cap15-1024x451.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/Cap15-1024x451.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/Cap15-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/Cap15-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/Cap15-620x273.png 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/Cap15.png 1045w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\">\n<div><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/jacs.2c03660\"><span class=\"biblio-authors\">Wei, Z. &#8211; W. ; Niikura, H. ; Morgan, K. D. ; Vacariu, C. M. ; Andersen, R. J. ; Ryan, K. S.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"biblio-title\">Free Piperazic Acid As A Precursor To Nonribosomal Peptides<\/span>. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 30, 13556-12564<\/a>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-713 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/TOC-20220719.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/TOC-20220719.jpg 551w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2023\/12\/TOC-20220719-300x107.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-citation\"><span class=\"field-content\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2022\/cs\/c7cs00458c\"><span class=\"biblio-authors\">He, H. &#8211; Y. ; Niikura, H. ; Du, Y. &#8211; L. ; Ryan, K. S.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"biblio-title\">Synthetic And Biosynthetic Routes To Nitrogen\u2013Nitrogen Bonds<\/span>. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 2991-3046<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-2 views-row-even\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-citation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0040403922000739\"><span class=\"field-content\"><span class=\"biblio-authors\">Morgan, K. D. ; Williams, D. E. ; Ryan, K. S. ; Andersen, R. J.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"biblio-title\">Dentigerumycin F And G: Dynamic Structures Retrieved Through A Genome-Mining\/nitrogen-Nmr Methodology<\/span>. Tetrahedron Letters 2022, 94, 153688.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-citation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1420-3049\/27\/11\/3569\"><span class=\"field-content\"><span class=\"biblio-authors\">Williams, D. E. ; Morgan, K. D. ; Dalisay, D. S. ; Matainaho, T. ; Perrachon, E. ; Viller, N. ; Delcroix, M. ; Gauchot, J. ; Niikura, H. ; Patrick, B. O. ; Ryan, K. S. ; Andersen, R. J.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"biblio-title\">Natural Products Produced In Culture By Biosynthetically Talented Salinispora Arenicola Strains Isolated From Northeastern And South Pacific Marine Sediments<\/span>. Molecules 2022, 27, 3569.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnas.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1073\/pnas.2012591118\"><span class=\"field-content\"><span class=\"biblio-authors\">Hoffarth, E. R. ; K. Haatveit, C. ; Kuatsjah, E. ; MacNeil, G. A. ; Saryoa, S. ; Walsby, C. J. ; Eltis, L. D. ; Houk, K. N. ; Garcia-Borr\u00e0s, M. ; Ryan, K. S.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"biblio-title\">A Shared Mechanistic Pathway For Pyridoxal Phosphate-Dependent Arginine Oxidases<\/span>. PNAS 2021, 118, e2012591118.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2021\/sc\/d0sc05843b\"><span class=\"biblio-authors\">Hoffarth, E. R. ; Kong, S. ; He, H. &#8211; Y. ; Ryan, K. S.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"biblio-title\">An Engineered Biosynthetic-Synthetic Platform For Production Of Halogenated Indolmycin Antibiotics<\/span>.\u00a0Chemical Science\u00a02021,\u00a012.<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-citation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43586-021-00044-z\"><span class=\"field-content\"><span class=\"biblio-authors\">Bell, E. L. ; Finnigan, W. ; France, S. P. ; Green, A. P. ; Hayes, M. A. ; Hepworth, L. J. ; Lovelock, S. L. ; Niikura, H. ; Osuna, S. ; Romero, E. ; Ryan, K. S. ; Turner, Nj.; Flitsch, S. L.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"biblio-title\">Biocatalysis<\/span>. Nature Reviews Methods Primers 2021, 1, 46.<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41557-021-00656-8\">He HY, Ryan KS. Glycine-derived nitronates bifurcate to\u00a0<em>O-<\/em>methylation or denitrification in bacteria.\u00a0<em>Nature Chemistry<\/em>. DOI: 10.1038\/s41557-021-00656-8.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-650 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2021\/04\/Methyl-nitronates.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2021\/04\/Methyl-nitronates.jpg 685w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2021\/04\/Methyl-nitronates-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2021\/04\/Methyl-nitronates-620x338.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/full\/10.1021\/acschembio.0c00995\">Higgins MA, Tegl G, MacDonald SA, Arnal G, Brumer H, Withers SG, Ryan KS. N-Glycan Degradation Pathways in Gut- and Soil-Dwelling Actinobacteria Share Common Core Genes. <em>ACS Chem. Biol. <\/em>DOI: 10.1021\/acschembio.0c00995<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1075996421000032?via%3Dihub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Higgins MA, Ryan KS.\u00a0Generating a fucose permease deletion mutant in <em>Bifidobacterium longum<\/em> subspecies <em>infantis<\/em> ATCC 15697.\u00a0<em>Anaerobe<\/em>. DOI: 10.1016\/j.anaerobe.2021.102320.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S1367593120301551\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kuzuyama T, Ryan KS. Mechanistic biology in the biosynthesis of specialized metabolites.\u00a0<em>Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol.\u00a0<\/em>59: A1-A3 (2020).\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acschembio.0c00824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kudo Y, Awakawa T, Du Y-L, Jordan PA, Creamer KE, Jensen PR, Linington RC, Ryan KS, Moore BS. Expansion of Gamma-Butyrolactone Signaling Molecule Biosynthesis to Phosphotriester Natural Products.\u00a0<em>ACS Chem. Biol.\u00a0<\/em>15(12):3253-3261 (2020).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mbio.asm.org\/content\/11\/3\/e00575-20.long\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beskrovnaya P, Melnyk RA, Liu Z, Liu Y, Higgins MA, Song Y, Ryan KS, Haney CH. Comparative Genomics Identified a Genetic Locus in Plant-Associated <em>Pseudomonas<\/em> spp. That Is Necessary for Induced Systemic Susceptibility.\u00a0<em>mBio<\/em>. 11(3):e00575-20 (2020).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.orglett.0c00818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morgan KD, Williams DE, Patrick BO, Remigy M, Banuelos CA, Sadar MD, Ryan KS, Andersen RJ.\u00a0<em>Org. Lett.<\/em>22(11):4053-4057 (2020)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-577 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/04\/Toc-incarnatapeptins-300x112.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/04\/Toc-incarnatapeptins-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/04\/Toc-incarnatapeptins.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1111\/febs.15277\">Hoffarth ER, Rothchild KW, Ryan KS. Emergence of oxygen- and pyridoxal phosphate-dependent reractions.\u00a0<em>The FEBS Journal<\/em>. 287(7):1403-1428 (2020).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-560 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/03\/GraphicalAbstract_figure-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/03\/GraphicalAbstract_figure-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/03\/GraphicalAbstract_figure-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/03\/GraphicalAbstract_figure-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/03\/GraphicalAbstract_figure-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/03\/GraphicalAbstract_figure-copy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/03\/GraphicalAbstract_figure-copy-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2020\/03\/GraphicalAbstract_figure-copy.jpg 1655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/anie.201913458\">Wang, M., Niikura, H., He, H.-Y., Daniel-Ivad, P., Ryan K.S. Biosynthesis of the nitrogen-nitrogen bond containing L-alanosine.\u00a0<em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. <\/em>59(10):3881-3885 (2020).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-516 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-1024x462.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-1536x693.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-620x280.jpg 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC.jpg 1590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.chemrev.9b00408\">Hedges, J.B., Ryan K.S. Biosynthetic pathways to non-proteinogenic \u03b1-amino acids.\u00a0<em>Chem. Rev. <\/em>120(6):3161-3209 (2020)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/acs.chemrev.9b00408\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-515 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-Updated-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-Updated-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-Updated-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-Updated-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-Updated-1536x828.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-Updated-2048x1104.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/12\/TOC-Updated-620x334.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/cbic.201900449\">Zhao, G. Yao, S., Rothchild, K.W., Liu, T., Liu, Y., Lian, J., He, H.-Y., Ryan, K.S., Du, Y.-L. The biosynthetic gene cluster of pyrazomycin-A C-nucleoside antibiotic with a rare pyrazole moiety. 21(5):644-649 (2020).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41589-019-0331-5\">Du, Y.-L., Higgins, M.A., Zhao, G., Ryan K.S. <span class=\"current-selection\">Convergent biosynthetic transformations to <\/span><span class=\"current-selection\">a bacterial specialized metabolite.\u00a0<em>Nat. Chem.<\/em> Biol. <strong>15<\/strong>, 1043-1048 (2019).<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-bibliographic-information__value\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-488 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/08\/Graphical-abstract-ksr-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/08\/Graphical-abstract-ksr-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/08\/Graphical-abstract-ksr-768x593.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/08\/Graphical-abstract-ksr-1024x791.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/08\/Graphical-abstract-ksr-620x479.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/jacs.9b03307\">Guo, J., Higgins, M.A., Daniel-Ivad, P., Ryan K.S. An Asymmetric Reductase that Intercepts Acyclic Imino Acids Produced\u00a0<em>In Situ\u00a0<\/em>by a Partner Oxidase.\u00a0<em>J. Am. Chem.<\/em> Soc. 141(31):12258-12267 (2019).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-476 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/07\/TOC-2-300x149.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/07\/TOC-2-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/07\/TOC-2-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/07\/TOC-2-620x308.png 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/07\/TOC-2.png 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/anie.201903500\">Hedges, J.B, Ryan K.S. In vitro reconstitution of the biosynthetic pathway to the nitroimidazole azomycin.\u00a0<em>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.<\/em> 58(34):11647-11651 (2019).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-450 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/06\/TOC-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/06\/TOC-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/06\/TOC.png 495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2019\/np\/c8np00076j#!divAbstract\">Morgan, K.D., Andersen, R.J., Ryan, K.S. Piperazic acid-containing natural products: structures and biosynthesis.\u00a0<em>Nat. Prod. Rep. <\/em>36(12):1628-1653 (2019).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-430 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/04\/TOC-graphic-300x148.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/04\/TOC-graphic-300x148.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/04\/TOC-graphic.jpeg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/jacs.8b13049\">He, H.-Y., Henderson, A.C., Du, Y.-L., Ryan, K.S.\u00a0A Two-Enzyme Pathway Links L-Arginine to Nitric Oxide in\u00a0<i>N<\/i>-Nitroso Biosynthesis. <em>J. Am. Chem. Soc. <\/em><strong>141<\/strong>, 4026-4033 (2019).\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/jacs.8b13049\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-390 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/02\/TOC-300x162.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/02\/TOC-300x162.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2019\/02\/TOC.jpeg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2018\/np\/c8np00049b#!divAbstract\">Du, Y.-L., Ryan K.S. Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent reactions in the biosynthesis of natural products.\u00a0<em>Nat. Prod. Rep. <\/em><strong>36<\/strong>, 1628-1653\u00a0(2018).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-324 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/09\/TOC-graphic-300x152.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/09\/TOC-graphic-300x152.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/09\/TOC-graphic-768x390.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/09\/TOC-graphic-620x315.png 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/09\/TOC-graphic.png 957w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.rsc.org\/en\/content\/articlelanding\/2018\/np\/c8np90023j#!divAbstract\">Ryan, K.S., Drennan C.L. Editorial: Metalloenzymes in natural product biosynthetic pathways.\u00a0<em>Nat. Prod. Rep.\u00a0<\/em><strong>35<\/strong>, 612-613 (2018).<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acschembio.8b00039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hedges, J.B., Kuatsjah, E., Du, Y.-L., Eltis, L.D. &amp; Ryan K.S. Snapshots of the catalytic cycle of an O2, pyridoxal phosphate-dependent hydroxylase.\u00a0<em>ACS Chem. Biol. <\/em><strong>13<\/strong>, 965-974 (2018).<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/f1000.com\/prime\/732726233?bd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-299\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/05\/badgef1000.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"73\" height=\"17\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-290 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/02\/TOC-image-copy-300x122.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"122\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/02\/TOC-image-copy-300x122.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/02\/TOC-image-copy-768x313.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/02\/TOC-image-copy-620x252.png 620w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/02\/TOC-image-copy.png 774w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/nchembio.2411\">Du, Y.-L., He, H.Y., Higgins M.A. &amp; Ryan, K.S. A heme-dependent enzyme forms the nitrogen-nitrogen bond in piperazate.\u00a0<em>Nat. Chem. Biol.\u00a0<\/em><strong>13<\/strong>, 836-838\u00a0(2017).<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/f1000.com\/prime\/727752223?bd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-299\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/05\/badgef1000.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-320 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/06\/Graphical-abstract-1-copy-300x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/06\/Graphical-abstract-1-copy-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/06\/Graphical-abstract-1-copy-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/06\/Graphical-abstract-1-copy-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/06\/Graphical-abstract-1-copy-620x276.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nchembio\/journal\/v12\/n3\/abs\/nchembio.2009.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Du, Y.-L., Singh, R., Alkhalaf, L.M., Kuatsjah, E., He, H.-Y., Eltis, L.D. &amp; Ryan, K.S. A pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme that oxidizes an unactivated carbon-carbon bond.\u00a0<em>Nat. Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>12,<\/strong>\u00a0194-199 (2016).<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/f1000.com\/prime\/726100155?bd=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-299\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2018\/05\/badgef1000.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"19\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-124 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2016\/03\/Graphical-Abstract-300x135.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2016\/03\/Graphical-Abstract-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2016\/03\/Graphical-Abstract-768x346.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2016\/03\/Graphical-Abstract-1024x462.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/ksryan\/files\/2016\/03\/Graphical-Abstract-620x280.png 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1367593116300047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Du, Y.-L. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Catalytic repertoire of bacterial bisindole formation.\u00a0<em>Curr. Opin. Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>31<\/strong>, 74-81 (2016).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0076687916001014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alkhalaf, L.M., Du, Y.-L. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Synthetic biology approaches to new bisindoles.\u00a0<em>Methods Enzymol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>575,<\/strong>\u00a021-37 (2016).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/112\/9\/2717.short\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Du, Y.-L., Alkhalaf, L.M. &amp; Ryan, K.S. In vitro reconstitution of indolmycin biosynthesis reveals the molecular basis of oxazolinone assembly.\u00a0<em>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>112,<\/strong>\u00a02717\u20132722 (2015).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1074552115000599\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alkhalaf, L.M. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Biosynthetic manipulation of tryptophan in bacteria: pathways and mechanisms.\u00a0<em>Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>22,<\/strong>\u00a0317-328 (2015).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/sb5003218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Du, Y.-L. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Expansion of bisindole biosynthetic pathways by combinatorial construction.\u00a0<em>ACS Synth. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>4,<\/strong>\u00a0682\u2013688 (2015). Cover article.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/malariajournal.biomedcentral.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s12936-015-0957-z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deng, X.-Y., Duffy, S.P., Myrand-Lapierre, M.-E., Matthews, K., Santoso, A.T., Du, Y.-L., Ryan, K.S. &amp; Ma, H. Reduced deformability of parasitized red blood cells as a biomarker for anti-malarial drug efficacy.\u00a0<em>Malar. J.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>14,<\/strong>\u00a0428 (2015).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/cb500728h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Du, Y.-L., Williams, D.E., Patrick, B.O., Andersen, R.J. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Reconstruction of cladoniamide biosynthesis reveals nonenzymatic routes to bisindole diversity.\u00a0<em>ACS Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>9,<\/strong>\u00a02748\u20132754 (2014).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/111\/5\/1957.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yamanaka, K., Reynolds, K.A., Kersten, R.D., Ryan, K.S., Gonzalez, D.J., Nizet, V., Dorrestein, P.C. &amp; Moore, B.S. Direct cloning and refactoring of a silent lipopeptide biosynthetic gene cluster yields the antibiotic taromycin A.\u00a0<em>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>111,<\/strong>\u00a01957-1962 (2014).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0040403913013579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Du, Y.-L., Ding, T., Patrick, B.O. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Xenocladoniamide F, minimal indolotryptoline from the cladoniamide pathway.\u00a0<em>Tetrahedron Lett.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>54,<\/strong>\u00a05635\u20135638 (2013).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cell.com\/ccbio\/abstract\/S1074-5521(13)00246-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Du, Y.-L., Dalisay, D.S., Andersen, R.J. &amp; Ryan, K.S. N-carbamoylation of 2,4-diaminobutyrate reroutes the outcome in padanamide biosynthesis.\u00a0<em>Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>20,<\/strong>\u00a01002\u20131011 (2013).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ol401036f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Du, Y.-L., Ding, T. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Biosynthetic O-methylation protects cladoniamides from self-destruction.\u00a0<em>Org. Lett.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>15,<\/strong>\u00a02538\u20132541 (2013).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/bi301600z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sydor, A.M., Jost, M., Ryan, K.S., Turo, K.E., Douglas, C.D., Drennan, C.L. &amp; Zamble, D.B. Metal-binding properties of Escherichia coli YjiA, a member of the metal homeostasis-associated COG0523 family of GTPases.\u00a0<em>Biochemistry,<\/em>\u00a0<strong>52,<\/strong>\u00a01788-1801 (2013).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ac.els-cdn.com\/S1074552112001809\/1-s2.0-S1074552112001809-main.pdf?_tid=8f7a7576-b1b1-11e6-b48b-00000aab0f01&amp;acdnat=1479928865_2e87430f4bf12437e5c43aff60921c7c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goldman, P., Ryan, K.S., Hamill, M.J., Howard-Jones, A.R., Walsh, C.T., Elliott, S.J. &amp; Drennan, C.L. An unusual role for a mobile flavin in StaC-like indolocarbazole biosynthetic enzymes.\u00a0<em>Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>19,<\/strong>\u00a0855-865 (2012).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/ja305670f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yamanaka, K., Ryan, K.S., Gulder, T.A.M., Hughes, C.C. &amp; Moore, B.S. Flavoenzyme-catalyzed atropo-selective N,C-bipyrrole homocoupling in marinopyrrole biosynthesis.\u00a0<em>J. Am. Chem. Soc<\/em>.\u00a0<strong>134,<\/strong>\u00a012434\u201312437 (2012).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/cb200337h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Davies, J. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Introducing the parvome: bioactive compounds in the microbial world.\u00a0<em>ACS Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>7,<\/strong>\u00a0252-259 (2012)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0023694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan, K.S. Biosynthetic gene cluster for the cladoniamides, bis-indoles with a rearranged scaffold.\u00a0<em>PLoS One,<\/em>\u00a0<strong>6,<\/strong>\u00a0e23694 (2011).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007%2F128_2010_79#page-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roberts, A.A., Ryan, K.S., Moore, B.S. &amp; Gulder, T.A.M. Total (bio)synthesis: strategies of nature and of chemists.\u00a0<em>Top. Curr. Chem<\/em>.\u00a0<strong>297,<\/strong>\u00a0149\u2013203 (2010).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nature.com\/nchembio\/journal\/v5\/n3\/full\/nchembio0309-140.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan KS, Moore BS. Alkaloid biosynthesis takes root.\u00a0<em>Nat. Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>5,<\/strong>\u00a0140-141 (2009).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1074552109000453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan, K.S. &amp; Drennan, C.L. Divergent pathways in the biosynthesis of bisindole natural products.\u00a0<em>Chem. Biol.<\/em>\u00a0<em>16,<\/em>\u00a0351\u2013364 (2009).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/bi801229w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan, K.S., Chakraborty, S., Howard-Jones, A.R., Walsh, C.T., Ballou, D.P. &amp; Drennan, C.L. The FAD cofactor of RebC shifts to an IN conformation upon flavin reduction.\u00a0<em>Biochemistry<\/em>\u00a0<strong>47,<\/strong>\u00a013506-13513 (2008).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jbc.org\/content\/283\/10\/6467.full.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan, K.S., Balibar, C.J., Turo, K.E., Walsh, C.T. &amp; Drennan, C.L. The violacein biosynthetic enzyme VioE shares a fold with lipoprotein transporter proteins.\u00a0<em>J. Biol. Chem.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>283,<\/strong>\u00a06467\u20136475 (2008).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/104\/39\/15311.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan, K.S., Howard-Jones, A.R., Hamill, M.J., Elliott, S.J., Walsh, C.T. &amp; Drennan, C.L. Crystallographic trapping in the rebeccamycin biosynthetic enzyme RebC.\u00a0<em>Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>104,<\/strong>\u00a015311-15316 (2007).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/nl049825n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reiss, B.D., Mao, C., Solis, D.J., Ryan, K.S., Thomson, T. &amp; Belcher, A.M. Biological routes to metal alloy ferromagnetic nanostructures.\u00a0<em>Nano Lett.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>4,<\/strong>\u00a01127-1132 (2004).<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plantphysiol.org\/content\/127\/3\/899.full.pdf+html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malamy, J.E. &amp; Ryan, K.S. Environmental regulation of lateral root initiation in Arabidopsis.\u00a0<em>Plant Physiol.<\/em>\u00a0<strong>127,<\/strong>\u00a0899\u2013909 (2001).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wang, M., Wei, Z.-W., Ryan, K.S. (2025) A heme-dependent enzyme forms the hydrazine in the antibiotic negamycin.\u00a0Nature Chemical Biology,\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41589-025-01898-0. Hagar, M., Kang, S. Andersen, R.J., Oh, D.-C. Ryan, K.S. (2025) Targeted Isolation of Piperazate-Containing Molecules: Bioinformatics and Spectroscopy, Current Opinion in Microbiology, In press. 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