Uncovering the diversity and distribution of biosynthetic gene clusters of prochlorosins and other putative RiPPs in marine Synechococcus strains.

genus. Moreover, this research extends the applications of mining techniques beyond the discovery of new RiPP-like clusters, allowing for a deeper understanding of genomics and diversity. Furthermore, it holds the potential to reveal previously unknown functions within the intriguing RiPP families, particularly in the case of prochlorosins.