title: Ammosamides Unveil Novel Biosynthetic Machinery.
abstract: In this issue of Cell Chemical Biology, Jordan and Moore (2016) present a thorough biosynthetic analysis of ammosamides, a bacterial natural product. The work highlights the previously unknown overlap between two natural products families: pyrroloquinoline alkaloids and ribosomally synthesized posttranslationally modified peptides (RiPPs).
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: dominic.colosimo@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Dominic A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Colosimo
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: john.macmillan@utsouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: MacMillan