Cyclases involved in the biosynthesis of class II lantibiotics, and similar proteins. LanM-like proteins. LanM is a bifunctional enzyme, involved in the synthesis of class II lantibiotics. It is responsible for both the dehydration and the cyclization of the precursor-peptide during lantibiotic synthesis. The C-terminal domain shows similarity to LanC, the cyclase component of the lan operon, but the N terminus seems to be unrelated to the dehydratase, LanB.
Domain of unknown function (DUF4962). This family consists of uncharacterized proteins around 870 residues in length and is mainly found in various Bacteroides species. The function of this protein is unknown.
Lanthionine synthetase C-like protein. Lanthionines are thioether bridges that are putatively generated by dehydration of Ser and Thr residues followed by addition of cysteine residues within the peptide. This family contains the lanthionine synthetase C-like proteins 1 and 2 which are related to the bacterial lanthionine synthetase components C (LanC). LANCL1 (P40 seven-transmembrane-domain protein) and LANCL2 (testes-specific adriamycin sensitivity protein) are thought to be peptide-modifying enzyme components in eukaryotic cells. Both proteins are produced in large quantities in the brain and testes and may have role in the immune surveillance of these organs. Lanthionines are found in lantibiotics, which are peptide-derived, post-translationally modified antimicrobials produced by several bacterial strains. This region contains seven internal repeats.