{
  "id": 961385,
  "title": "An Oligomeric Lanthipeptide from Nostoc punctiforme Promotes Host Association During Early Symbiosis with Blasia pusilla",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/an-oligomeric-lanthipeptide-from-nostoc-punctiforme-promotes-host",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744816v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nitrogen-fixing Nostoc species form symbiotic relationships with diverse plants, yet the role of specialized metabolites in these interactions remains poorly understood. Here, we identify a previously cryptic gene cluster coding for the biosynthesis of the lanthipeptide nostolanthin (nlt), which is rapidly induced upon physical contact between Nostoc punctiforme and the liverwort Blasia pusilla.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}