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ArticleNature communications2026

RiPP recognition elements evolved to prevent pathway interference through leader peptide discrimination.

Aleksandr Popov, Dmitry Bikmetov, Anastasiia Grigoreva, Marina Serebryakova, Konstantin Severinov, Yuri I Wolf, Guy Lippens, Akira Wada, Shunsuke Tagami, Svetlana Dubiley

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  1. Late-Stage Posttranslational Assembly of Fosfazinomycins.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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10 authors.

Aleksandr PopovRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7888-8458
Dmitry BikmetovInstitute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6788-9156
Anastasiia GrigorevaInstitute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.
Marina SerebryakovaA.N. Belozersky Institute of Physicochemical Biology MSU, Moscow, Russia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5402-8215
Konstantin SeverinovInstitute of Gene Biology, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, Russia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9706-450X
Yuri I WolfDivision of Intramural Research, Computational Biology Branch, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0247-8708
Guy LippensToulouse Biotechnology Institute, CNRS/INRAE/INSA/UPS, Toulouse, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8236-0901
Akira WadaRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan.
Shunsuke TagamiRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, Yokohama, Japan. shunsuke.tagami@riken.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-3627
Svetlana DubileyToulouse Biotechnology Institute, CNRS/INRAE/INSA/UPS, Toulouse, France. svetlana.dubiley@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9225-5534

Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (French National Research Agency) ANR-24-RRII-0003Agence Nationale de la Recherche (French National Research Agency) ANR-25-CE44-1111
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptides (RiPPs) are natural products with diverse structures and functions. Here, we report the discovery of a family of RiPPs whose biosynthetic gene clusters are widespread in the Bacillota genomes and often co-localize with those of lasso peptides, another distinct family of RiPPs. The synthesis of both kinds of RiPPs relies on specific interactions between small adapter protein domains known as RiPP recognition elements (RREs) with their precursor peptides. As these latter share a conserved RRE-binding motif, conflicts between the two biosynthetic pathways may emerge. Through biochemical and structural studies, we reveal how the two RiPP biosynthetic systems evolved to discriminate between their cognate precursors and leader peptidases, allowing them to coexist within a single host. Thus, our study provides insights into the evolutionary diversification of RiPP families.

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PeptidesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalProtein Sorting SignalsRibosomesAmino Acid SequenceEvolution, MolecularMultigene FamilyPeptidesProtein Sorting Signals

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PMID42161943
PMCPMC13381572

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