Biosynthesis of the lantibiotic mersacidin: organization of a type B lantibiotic gene cluster

Article Abstract:

Research has been conducted on the biosynthetic gene cluster of mersacidin. The complete sequence of the type B lantibiotic gene cluster is described.

Germany, Statistical Data Included, Biosynthesis, Chromosomes, Microbiological research, Tetracycline, Tetracyclines

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The lantibiotic mersacidin is an autoinducing peptide

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A SigH knockout is constructed to investigate the influence of the alternative sigma factor H on mersacidin biosynthesis. The knockout mutant is asporogenous and a comparison to the wild-type strain indicated no significant differences concerning mersacidin production and immunity.

United Kingdom, Science & research, Drugs, In-Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing, Bacterial Culture Products, Physiological aspects, Growth, Polymerase chain reaction, Bacillus (Bacteria), Bacillus, Peptide synthesis, Bacteriology, Oligopeptides, Bacterial cultures, Company growth, Chemical properties

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Engineering of a novel thioether bridge and role of modified residues in the lantibiotic Pep5

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The insertion of a new methyllanthionine and a didehydroalanine into the flexible portion of the peptide Pep5 decreases the peptide's antimicrobial activity. The Pep5, produced by Staphylococcus epidermis 5, contains the thioether amino acids, lanthionine and methyllanthionine, in three ring structures. Peptides without the ring structures are susceptible to proteolysis, indicating that the rings are necessary for proteolytic stability. The introduction of a thioether in Pep5 increases proteolytic stability, but decreases antimicrobial activity.

Observations, Protein engineering, Staphylococcus

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