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Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Natural Product Chemistry

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  • Thiopeptides are ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) with significant potential for drug discovery.
  • Their biosynthesis involves complex enzymatic processing guided by leader peptides that recruit specific enzymes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify sequence determinants governing leader peptide-enzyme interactions in thiopeptide biosynthesis.
  • To understand how leader peptide mutations affect the recruitment and function of modifying enzymes.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the flexible *in vitro* (FIT)-Laz translation platform for studying thiopeptide biosynthesis.
  • Employed single amino acid saturation mutagenesis via mRNA display to probe leader peptide sequence space.
  • Validated enzyme recognition modulation by correlating enrichment scores with observed modifications.

Main Results:

  • Identified specific leader peptide mutations that significantly alter enzyme recognition and modification efficiency.
  • Demonstrated a direct link between leader peptide sequence and the recruitment of biosynthetic enzymes.
  • Provided experimental evidence for the role of leader peptides in directing post-translational modifications.

Conclusions:

  • Leader peptides play a critical, yet underexplored, role in regulating RiPP biosynthesis.
  • Insights gained can inform the rational design of modified RiPPs and pseudonatural product libraries for drug discovery.
  • This work advances the understanding of RiPP biosynthetic pathways and their engineering potential.