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A scalable platform to discover antimicrobials of ribosomal origin

Authors :
Richard S. Ayikpoe
Chengyou Shi
Alexander J. Battiste
Sara M. Eslami
Sangeetha Ramesh
Max A. Simon
Ian R. Bothwell
Hyunji Lee
Andrew J. Rice
Hengqian Ren
Qiqi Tian
Lonnie A. Harris
Raymond Sarksian
Lingyang Zhu
Autumn M. Frerk
Timothy W. Precord
Wilfred A. van der Donk
Douglas A. Mitchell
Huimin Zhao
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides are a source of antimicrobials. Here, the authors report a platform for the rapid evaluation and characterization of biosynthetic gene clusters that enables the identification of 30 structurally diverse modified peptides, including three showing antimicrobial activities.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0a3ed6c619eb4863808dafe364241e8d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33890-w