Complex Small-Molecule Architectures Regulate Phenotypic Plasticity in a Nematode
作者:Neelanjan Bose、Akira Ogawa、Stephan H. von Reuss、Joshua J. Yim、Erik J. Ragsdale、Ralf J. Sommer、Frank C. Schroeder
DOI:10.1002/anie.201206797
日期:2012.12.7
Chemistry the worm's way: The nematode Pristionchus pacificus constructs elaborate small molecules from modified building blocks of primary metabolism, including an unusual xylopyranose‐based nucleoside (see scheme). These compounds act as signaling molecules to control adult phenotypic plasticity and dauer development and provide examples of modular generation of structural diversity in metazoans
蠕虫的化学方法:线虫Pristionchus pacificus从初级代谢的修饰构建块构建精细的小分子,包括一种不寻常的基于吡喃木糖的核苷(见方案)。这些化合物作为信号分子来控制成体表型可塑性和多尔发育,并提供后生动物结构多样性模块化生成的例子。