A glycosylated, labionin-containing lanthipeptide with marked antinociceptive activity

ACS Chem Biol. 2014 Feb 21;9(2):398-404. doi: 10.1021/cb400692w. Epub 2013 Nov 20.

Abstract

Among the growing family of ribosomally synthesized, post-translationally modified peptides, particularly intriguing are class III lanthipeptides containing the triamino acid labionin. In the course of a screening program aimed at finding bacterial cell wall inhibitors, we discovered a new lanthipeptide produced by an Actinoplanes sp. The molecule, designated NAI-112, consists of 22 amino acids and contains an N-terminal labionin and a C-terminal methyl-labionin. Unique among lanthipeptides, it carries a 6-deoxyhexose moiety N-linked to a tryptophan residue. Consistently, the corresponding gene cluster encodes, in addition to the LanKC enzyme characteristic of this lanthipeptide class, a glycosyl transferase. Despite possessing weak antibacterial activity, NAI-112 is effective in experimental models of nociceptive pain, reducing pain symptoms in mice in both the formalin and the chronic constriction injury tests. Thus, NAI-112 represents, after the labyrinthopeptins, the second example of a lanthipeptide effective against nociceptive pain.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Analgesics / chemistry*
  • Analgesics / metabolism
  • Analgesics / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / chemistry*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / metabolism
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bacteriocins / chemistry*
  • Bacteriocins / genetics
  • Bacteriocins / therapeutic use
  • Genes, Bacterial
  • Glycosylation
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Micromonosporaceae / chemistry*
  • Micromonosporaceae / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Multigene Family
  • Pain / drug therapy
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / genetics
  • Peptides / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Analgesics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacteriocins
  • Peptides

Associated data

  • GENBANK/KF438031
  • GENBANK/KF765778