Vitamin B3 Triggers Biosynthesis of Secondary Metabolite Dormancy Signals in . Author Brett Covington, Mohammad Seyedsayamdost Publication Year 2022 Type Journal Article Abstract Human-associated streptococci have not been viewed as productive sources of natural products. Against expectation, bioinformatic searches recently revealed a large collection of diverse biosynthetic gene clusters coding for ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) in streptococcal genomes. The most abundant of these, the gene cluster, is specific to , a burdensome agricultural pathogen and zoonotic agent. Herein, we used high-throughput elicitor screening to identify both small molecule elicitors and products of the cluster. We show that the B vitamin niacin effectively elicits the cluster leading to the biosynthesis of a family of RiPP natural products, which we termed threoglucins and characterized structurally. The defining feature of threoglucins is an aliphatic ether bond giving rise to a substituted 1,3-oxazinane heterocycle in the peptide backbone. Isolation of 22 congeners of threoglucins facilitated structure activity relationship studies, demonstrating the requirement for the oxazinane substructure and a Trp-Tyr C-terminal dyad for biological activity, namely antibiotic persistence and allolysis at low and high doses, respectively. Potential therapeutic applications of threoglucins are discussed. Keywords Humans, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Biological Products, Peptides, Ribosomes, Niacin, Niacinamide, Streptococcus suis Journal J Am Chem Soc Volume 144 Issue 33 Pages 14997-15001 Date Published 2022 Aug 24 ISSN Number 1520-5126 DOI 10.1021/jacs.2c05790 Alternate Journal J Am Chem Soc PMID 35969232 PubMedGoogle ScholarBibTeXEndNote X3 XML