Structure-Activity Relationship Studies of Novel Gut-derived Lantibiotics Against Human Gut Commensals
Zhang, Z. J.; Wu, C.; Dorantes, D.; Pappas, T.; Sundararajan, A.; Lin, H.; Pamer, E. G.; van der Donk, W. A.
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Recent advances in sequencing techniques unveiled the vast potential of ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) encoded in microbiomes. Class I lantibiotics such as nisin A, widely used as a food preservative, have been investigated for their efficacy in killing pathogens. However, the impact of nisin and nisin-like class I lantibiotics on commensal bacteria residing in the human gut remains unclear. Here, we report six gut-derived class I lantibiotics that are close homologs of nisin, four of which are novel. We applied an improved lantibiotic expression platform to produce and purify these lantibiotics for antimicrobial assays. We determined their minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) against both Gram-positive human pathogens and gut commensals, and profiled the lantibiotic resistance genes in these pathogens and commensals. SAR studies with variants revealed key regions and residues that impact their antimicrobial properties. Our characterization and SAR studies of nisin-like lantibiotics against both pathogens and human gut commensals could shed light on the future development of lantibiotic-based therapeutics and food preservatives.
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