Cyclic Peptides in Seed of Annona muricata Are Ribosomally Synthesized

J Nat Prod. 2020 Apr 24;83(4):1167-1173. doi: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b01209. Epub 2020 Apr 2.

Abstract

Small, cyclic peptides are reported to have many bioactivities. In bacteria and fungi, they can be made by nonribosomal peptide synthetases, but in plants they are exclusively ribosomal. Cyclic peptides from the Annona genus possess cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory activities, but their biosynthesis is unknown. The medicinal soursop plant, Annona muricata, contains annomuricatins A (cyclo-PGFVSA) and B (cyclo-PNAWLGT). Here, using de novo transcriptomics and tandem mass spectrometry, we identify a suite of short transcripts for precursor proteins for 10 validated annomuricatins, 9 of which are novel. In their precursors, annomuricatins are preceded by an absolutely conserved Glu and each peptide sequence has a conserved proto-C-terminal Pro, revealing parallels with the segetalin orbitides from the seed of Vaccaria hispanica, which are processed through ligation by a prolyl oligopeptidase in a transpeptidation reaction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Annona / chemistry*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / analysis
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemical synthesis*
  • Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry*
  • Plant Leaves / chemistry
  • Plants, Medicinal

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents
  • Peptides, Cyclic
  • Plant Extracts