Abstract
A novel cyclic peptide, MS-271, was isolated from the culture broth of an actinomycete, Streptomyces sp. M-271 as an inhibitor of smooth muscle myosin light chain kinase (MLCK). MS-271 inhibited the MLCK from chicken gizzard with an IC50 value of 8 microM. MS-271 did not inhibit cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase, protein kinase C or calcium/calmodulin-dependent cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase at concentrations up to 400 microM. The primary structure of MS-271 was identical to that of siamycin I, an anti-HIV peptide isolated from a microbial source.
MeSH terms
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Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Amino Acids / analysis
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Animals
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antifungal Agents
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Cattle
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Chickens
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Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / antagonists & inhibitors
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Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
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Enzyme Inhibitors / isolation & purification
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Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacology*
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Fermentation
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Peptides, Cyclic / biosynthesis
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Peptides, Cyclic / chemistry*
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Peptides, Cyclic / isolation & purification
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Peptides, Cyclic / pharmacology*
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Rats
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Streptomyces / chemistry*
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Streptomyces / metabolism
Substances
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Amino Acids
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Antifungal Agents
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Enzyme Inhibitors
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MS 271
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Peptides, Cyclic
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Adenosine Triphosphate
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Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases
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Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase