Structural highlights
Function
SUFE_ECOLI Participates in cysteine desulfuration mediated by SufS. Cysteine desulfuration mobilizes sulfur from L-cysteine to yield L-alanine and constitutes an essential step in sulfur metabolism for biosynthesis of a variety of sulfur-containing biomolecules. Functions as a sulfur acceptor for SufS, by mediating the direct transfer of the sulfur atom from the S-sulfanylcysteine of SufS, an intermediate product of cysteine desulfuration process. Together with the SufBCD complex, it thereby enhances up to 50-fold, the cysteine desulfurase activity of SufS. Component of the suf operon, which is activated and required under specific conditions such as oxidative stress and iron limitation. Does not affect the selenocysteine lyase activity of SufS.[1] [2] [3]
Evolutionary Conservation
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References
- ↑ Loiseau L, Ollagnier-de-Choudens S, Nachin L, Fontecave M, Barras F. Biogenesis of Fe-S cluster by the bacterial Suf system: SufS and SufE form a new type of cysteine desulfurase. J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 3;278(40):38352-9. Epub 2003 Jul 21. PMID:12876288 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M305953200
- ↑ Outten FW, Wood MJ, Munoz FM, Storz G. The SufE protein and the SufBCD complex enhance SufS cysteine desulfurase activity as part of a sulfur transfer pathway for Fe-S cluster assembly in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 2003 Nov 14;278(46):45713-9. Epub 2003 Aug 26. PMID:12941942 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M308004200
- ↑ Ollagnier-de-Choudens S, Lascoux D, Loiseau L, Barras F, Forest E, Fontecave M. Mechanistic studies of the SufS-SufE cysteine desulfurase: evidence for sulfur transfer from SufS to SufE. FEBS Lett. 2003 Dec 4;555(2):263-7. PMID:14644425