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ArticleBiochemistry2013

The intrinsically disordered membrane protein selenoprotein S is a reductase in vitro.

Jun Liu, Fei Li, Sharon Rozovsky

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Article in Biochemistry, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. "Alphabet" Selenoproteins: Their Characteristics and Physiological Roles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  2. Biological and Catalytic Properties of Selenoproteins.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  4. Selenoprotein S: A versatile disordered protein.Archives of biochemistry and biophysics · 2022
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  12. Efficient Generation of Hydrazides in Proteins by RadA Split Intein.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2020
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  18. Preparation of Selenocysteine-Containing Forms of Human SELENOK and SELENOS.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2018
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  19. Selenocysteine-Mediated Expressed Protein Ligation of SELENOM.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2018
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  20. Quantification of Membrane Protein-Detergent Complex Interactions.The journal of physical chemistry. B · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jun LiuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
Fei Li
Sharon Rozovsky
University of Delaware · US

Funding

COBRE on Membrane Protein Production and CharacterizationP30GM103519 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI LENHOFF, ABRAHAM M · 2012 to 2014
$3.3M
THE ROLE OF MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSPORT PROTEINS IN HEPATOCYTES AND ADIPOCYTESP30RR031160 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE · PI WOULFE, DONNA S · 2010 to 2011
$2.6M
NCRR NIH HHS 5P30RR031160-03NCRR NIH HHS P30 RR031160NIGMS NIH HHS 8 P30 GM103519-03NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM103519
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selenoprotein S (SelS or VIMP) is an intrinsically disordered membrane enzyme that provides protection against reactive oxidative species. SelS is a member of the endoplasmic reticulum-associated protein degradation pathway, but its precise enzymatic function is unknown. Because it contains the rare amino acid selenocysteine, it belongs to the family of selenoproteins, which are typically oxidoreductases. Its exact enzymatic function is key to understanding how the cell regulates the response to oxidative stress and thus influences human health and aging. To identify its enzymatic function, we have isolated the selenocysteine-containing enzyme by relying on the aggregation of forms that do not have this reactive residue. That allows us to establish that SelS is primarily a thioredoxin-dependent reductase. It is capable of reducing hydrogen peroxide but is not an efficient or broad-spectrum peroxidase. Only the selenocysteine-containing enzyme is active. In addition, the reduction potential of SelS was determined to be -234 mV using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. This value is consistent with SelS being a partner of thioredoxin. On the basis of this information, SelS can directly combat reactive oxygen species but is also likely to participate in a signaling pathway, via a yet unidentified substrate.

Indexed as

Circular DichroismCloning, MolecularElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelHumansKineticsMembrane ProteinsOxidation-ReductionPlasmidsSelenoproteinsSpectrometry, Mass, Electrospray IonizationMembrane ProteinsSelenoproteins

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PMID23566202
PMCPMC3675161
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