Gene Review:
iscS - cysteine desulfurase (tRNA...
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655
Synonyms:
ECK2527, JW2514, nuvC, yfhO, yzzO
- A sulfurtransferase is required in the transfer of cysteine sulfur in the in vitro synthesis of molybdopterin from precursor Z in Escherichia coli. Leimkühler, S., Rajagopalan, K.V. J. Biol. Chem. (2001)
- Cysteine sulfinate desulfinase, a NIFS-like protein of Escherichia coli with selenocysteine lyase and cysteine desulfurase activities. Gene cloning, purification, and characterization of a novel pyridoxal enzyme. Mihara, H., Kurihara, T., Yoshimura, T., Soda, K., Esaki, N. J. Biol. Chem. (1997)
- Kinetic and structural characterization of Slr0077/SufS, the essential cysteine desulfurase from Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Tirupati, B., Vey, J.L., Drennan, C.L., Bollinger, J.M. Biochemistry (2004)
- Interplay of IscA and IscU in Biogenesis of Iron-Sulfur Clusters. Yang, J., Bitoun, J.P., Ding, H. J. Biol. Chem. (2006)
- Thioredoxin reductase system mediates iron binding in IscA and iron delivery for the iron-sulfur cluster assembly in IscU. Ding, H., Harrison, K., Lu, J. J. Biol. Chem. (2005)
- Substrate specificity for 4-thiouridine modification in Escherichia coli. Lauhon, C.T., Erwin, W.M., Ton, G.N. J. Biol. Chem. (2004)
- The iscS gene in Escherichia coli is required for the biosynthesis of 4-thiouridine, thiamin, and NAD. Lauhon, C.T., Kambampati, R. J. Biol. Chem. (2000)
- Kinetic and mutational studies of three NifS homologs from Escherichia coli: mechanistic difference between L-cysteine desulfurase and L-selenocysteine lyase reactions. Mihara, H., Kurihara, T., Yoshimura, T., Esaki, N. J. Biochem. (2000)
- The cysteine-desulfurase IscS promotes the production of the rhodanese RhdA in the persulfurated form. Forlani, F., Cereda, A., Freuer, A., Nimtz, M., Leimkühler, S., Pagani, S. FEBS Lett. (2005)
- Assembly of iron-sulfur clusters. Identification of an iscSUA-hscBA-fdx gene cluster from Azotobacter vinelandii. Zheng, L., Cash, V.L., Flint, D.H., Dean, D.R. J. Biol. Chem. (1998)
- The SufE sulfur-acceptor protein contains a conserved core structure that mediates interdomain interactions in a variety of redox protein complexes. Goldsmith-Fischman, S., Kuzin, A., Edstrom, W.C., Benach, J., Shastry, R., Xiao, R., Acton, T.B., Honig, B., Montelione, G.T., Hunt, J.F. J. Mol. Biol. (2004)
- Further investigation on the turnover of Escherichia coli biotin synthase with dethiobiotin and 9-mercaptodethiobiotin as substrates. Tse Sum Bui, B., Lotierzo, M., Escalettes, F., Florentin, D., Marquet, A. Biochemistry (2004)
- Transcription factor FnrP from Paracoccus denitrificans contains an iron-sulfur cluster and is activated by anoxia: identification of essential cysteine residues. Hutchings, M.I., Crack, J.C., Shearer, N., Thompson, B.J., Thomson, A.J., Spiro, S. J. Bacteriol. (2002)
- Role of glutathione in the formation of the active form of the oxygen sensor FNR ([4Fe-4S].FNR) and in the control of FNR function. Tran, Q.H., Arras, T., Becker, S., Holighaus, G., Ohlberger, G., Unden, G. Eur. J. Biochem. (2000)
- Cloning, sequence, and expression of kynureninase from Pseudomonas fluorescens. Koushik, S.V., Sundararaju, B., McGraw, R.A., Phillips, R.S. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. (1997)
- Contribution of cysteine desulfurase (NifS protein) to the biotin synthase reaction of Escherichia coli. Kiyasu, T., Asakura, A., Nagahashi, Y., Hoshino, T. J. Bacteriol. (2000)
- IscS is a sulfurtransferase for the in vitro biosynthesis of 4-thiouridine in Escherichia coli tRNA. Kambampati, R., Lauhon, C.T. Biochemistry (1999)
- Analysis of the heteromeric CsdA-CsdE cysteine desulfurase, assisting Fe-S cluster biogenesis in Escherichia coli. Loiseau, L., Ollagnier-de Choudens, S., Lascoux, D., Forest, E., Fontecave, M., Barras, F. J. Biol. Chem. (2005)