Structural, dynamic, and chemical characterization of a novel S-glycosylated bacteriocin

Hariprasad Venugopal, Patrick J.B. Edwards, Martin Schwalbe, Jolyon K. Claridge, David S. Libich, Judith Stepper, Trevor Loo, Mark L. Patchett, Gillian E. Norris, Steven M. Pascal

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Abstract

Bacteriocins are bacterial peptides with specific activity against competing species. They hold great potential as natural preservatives and for their probiotic effects. We show here nuclear magnetic resonance-based evidence that glycocin F, a 43-amino acid bacteriocin from Lactobacillus plantarum, contains two β-linked N-acetylglucosamine moieties, attached via side chain linkages to a serine via oxygen, and to a cysteine via sulfur. The latter linkage is novel and has helped to establish a new type of post-translational modification, the S-linked sugar. The peptide conformation consists primarily of two α-helices held together by a pair of nested disulfide bonds. The serine-linked sugar is positioned on a short loop sequentially connecting the two helices, while the cysteine-linked sugar presents at the end of a long disordered C-terminal tail. The differing chemical and conformational stabilities of the two N-actetylglucosamine moieties provide clues about the possible mode of action of this bacteriostatic peptide.(Figure Presented)

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2748-2755
Number of pages8
JournalBiochemistry
Volume50
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 12 2011
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry

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