Symbionts, Peptides, and (No) Iron: How Ants Defend Their Fungal Crop

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVFirst ReactionsNEXTSymbionts, Peptides, and (No) Iron: How Ants Defend Their Fungal CropA nonribosomal peptide having a unique relationship with iron is used by ants to protect their fungal gardens.Sarah E. O’Connor Sarah E. O’ConnorDepartment of Natural Product Biosynthesis, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Hans-Knöll-Straße 8, 07745 Jena, GermanyEmail: [email protected]More by Sarah E. O’Connorhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0356-6213Cite this: ACS Cent. Sci. 2021, 7, 2, 225–227Publication Date (Web):January 26, 2021Publication History Published online26 January 2021Published inissue 24 February 2021https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.1c00097Copyright © Published 2021 by American Chemical SocietyRIGHTS & PERMISSIONSACS AuthorChoiceCC: Creative CommonsBY: Credit must be given to the creatorNC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permittedND: No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permittedArticle Views1771Altmetric-Citations-LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit PDF (991 KB) Get e-AlertsSUBJECTS:Iron,Bacteria,Molecules,Pharmaceuticals,Crops Get e-Alerts

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