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Sequence diversity in the lasso peptide framework: discovery of functional microcin J25 variants with multiple amino acid substitutions.
Journal of the American Chemical Society - 6 Apr 2011
Pan Si Jia, Link A James
Abstract excerpt
Microcin J25 (MccJ25) is a ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptide that has an unusual threaded lasso structure in which the C-terminal "tail" of the peptide is fed through a macrocyclic "ring" formed by the N-terminal residues. Production of MccJ25 in Escherichia coli is dependent upon a four-gene cluster encoding the structural gene mcjA, two maturation enzymes mcjB and mcjC, and an immunity factor, mcjD,...
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