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SUBMITTER: Ghilarov D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3143593 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ghilarov Dmitry D Serebryakova Marina M Shkundina Irina I Severinov Konstantin K
The Journal of biological chemistry 20110531 30
Microcin B17 (McB) is a 43-amino acid antibacterial peptide targeting the DNA gyrase. The McB precursor is ribosomally produced and then post-translationally modified by the McbBCD synthase. Active mature McB contains eight oxazole and thiazole heterocycles. Here, we show that a major portion of mature McB contains an additional unusual modification, a backbone ester bond connecting McB residues 51 and 52. The modification results from an N → O shift of the Ser(52) residue located immediately do ...[more]