A family of lanthipeptides with anti-phage function
Helena Shomar, Marie Guillaume, Florian Tesson, Valentin Conte, L C Zhang, Chao Du, Véronique Ongenae, Arthur Loubat, Margot Le Bot, Héloïse Georjon, Ernest Mordret, Daniel E. Rozen, Ariane Briegel, Yanyan Li, Dennis Claessen, , Aude G. Bernheim
The paper identifies a family of over 2000 lanthipeptide biosynthetic gene clusters in Actinobacteria with anti-phage function, demonstrating their conservation and novel compound production.
Cell Host & Microbe · Jul 20, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology