Certain peptides are produced independently of ribosomes and non-ribosomal peptide synthase complexes
Certain peptides are indeed synthesized through mechanisms that bypass both ribosomes and traditional non-ribosomal peptide synthase complexes, utilizing alternative pathways such as NRPS-independent synthetases.
The retrieved literature (e.g., papers 1, 9, and 10) explicitly discusses ribosome-independent and NRPS-independent (NIS) peptide biosynthesis pathways, confirming that certain peptides are produced without relying on ribosomes or standard NRPS complexes.
Maria Dell, Kyle L. Dunbar, Christian Hertweck. Ribosome-independent peptide biosynthesis: the challenge of a unifying nomenclature. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1np00019e
Discusses ribosome-independent peptide synthetases and highlights the broader category of non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis.
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Li Su, Yaouba Souaibou, Laurence Hôtel, Cédric Paris, Kira J. Weissman, Bertrand Aigle. Biosynthesis of novel desferrioxamine derivatives requires unprecedented crosstalk between separate NRPS-independent siderophore pathways. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.28.551008
Details the biosynthesis of acyl-desferrioxamines via NRPS-independent (NIS) pathways.
Gude F, Bohne A, Dell M, Franke J, Dunbar KL, Groll M, Hertweck C. Distal peptide elongation by a protease-like ligase and two distinct carrier proteins.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2025.102740
Demonstrates non-canonical peptide elongation pathways that operate independently of classical non-ribosomal peptide synthetases and ribosomes.
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