Microcins, gene-encoded antibacterial peptides from enterobacteria

S Duquesne, D Destoumieux-Garzón, J Peduzzi… - Natural product …, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering 1982 to 2006 Microcins are gene-encoded antibacterial peptides, with molecular
masses below 10 kDa, produced by enterobacteria. They are secreted under conditions of …

Structural and functional diversity of microcins, gene-encoded antibacterial peptides from enterobacteria

S Duquesne, V Petit, J Peduzzi… - Journal of molecular …, 2007 - karger.com
Microcins are a peculiar class of gene-encoded low-molecular-mass antibacterial peptides
secreted by enterobacteria. They contribute to the regulation of microbial competitions within …

Low‐molecular‐weight post‐translationally modified microcins

K Severinov, E Semenova, A Kazakov… - Molecular …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Microcins are a class of ribosomally synthesized antibacterial peptides produced by
Enterobacteriaceae and active against closely related bacterial species. While some …

Microcins reveal natural mechanisms of bacterial manipulation to inform therapeutic development

JK Parker, BW Davies - Microbiology, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
Microcins are an understudied and poorly characterized class of antimicrobial peptides.
Despite the existence of only 15 examples, all identified from the Enterobacteriaceae …

Microcins in Enterobacteriaceae: Peptide Antimicrobials in the Eco-Active Intestinal Chemosphere

F Baquero, VF Lanza, MR Baquero… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Microcins are low-molecular-weight, ribosomally produced, highly stable, bacterial-inhibitory
molecules involved in competitive, and amensalistic interactions between …

New developments in non-post translationally modified microcins

AM Pons, I Lanneluc, G Cottenceau, S Sable - Biochimie, 2002 - Elsevier
Microcins are a family of low molecular weight antibiotic peptides produced by
Enterobacteriaceae strains and active against related bacteria. According to some features …

The cyclic structure of microcin J25, a 21‐residue peptide antibiotic from Escherichia coli

A Blond, J Péduzzi, C Goulard… - European journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
Microcin J25 (MccJ25) is the single representative of the immunity group J of the microcin
group of peptide antibiotics produced by Enterobacteriaceae. It induces bacterial …

Microcin J25, from the macrocyclic to the lasso structure: implications for biosynthetic, evolutionary and biotechnological perspectives

S Rebuffat, A Blond… - Current Protein and …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Microcin J25 (MccJ25) is a cyclic antibacterial peptide secreted by a fecal isolate of
Escherichia coli. It exerts highly potent activity on Salmonella and Escherichia species. The …

Identification and Characterization of Microcin S, a New Antibacterial Peptide Produced by Probiotic Escherichia coli G3/10

A Zschüttig, K Zimmermann, J Blom, A Goesmann… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Escherichia coli G3/10 is a component of the probiotic drug Symbioflor 2. In an in vitro assay
with human intestinal epithelial cells, E. coli G3/10 is capable of suppressing adherence of …

Antibacterial and antitumorigenic properties of microcin E492, a pore-forming bacteriocin

R Lagos, M Tello, G Mercado, V García… - Current …, 2009 - ingentaconnect.com
Microcins are a family of low-molecular weight bacteriocins produced and secreted by Gram-
negative bacteria. This review is focused on microcin E492, a pore-forming bacteriocin …