Figure 1.
Benenodin-1 gene cluster and sequence. A: The gene cluster for lasso peptide benenodin-1 showing the highly conserved architecture typical of lasso peptides produced in alpha-proteobacteria. The A, B, and C genes are required for lasso peptide biosynthesis while the E gene encodes lasso peptide isopeptidase. B: Sequence of benenodin-1 aligned with astexin-3. The conserved threonine in the leader peptide is colored orange, the isopeptide-bonded glycine is colored blue, and the isopeptide-bonded aspartic acid is colored red. C: Engineered gene cluster for the heterologous expression of benenodin-1 in E. coli.