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ArticleThe Journal of biological chemistry2015

Mechanism of thiosulfate oxidation in the SoxA family of cysteine-ligated cytochromes.

Daniel B Grabarczyk, Paul E Chappell, Bianca Eisel, Steven Johnson, Susan M Lea, Ben C Berks

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Article in The Journal of biological chemistry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Daniel B GrabarczykFrom the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom and.
Paul E Chappellthe Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom.
Bianca EiselFrom the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom and.
Steven Johnsonthe Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom.
Susan M Leathe Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RE, United Kingdom susan.lea@path.ox.ac.uk.
Ben C BerksFrom the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, United Kingdom and ben.berks@bioch.ox.ac.uk.
University of Oxford · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilMedical Research Council G0900888
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thiosulfate dehydrogenase (TsdA) catalyzes the oxidation of two thiosulfate molecules to form tetrathionate and is predicted to use an unusual cysteine-ligated heme as the catalytic cofactor. We have determined the structure of Allochromatium vinosum TsdA to a resolution of 1.3 Å. This structure confirms the active site heme ligation, identifies a thiosulfate binding site within the active site cavity, and reveals an electron transfer route from the catalytic heme, through a second heme group to the external electron acceptor. We provide multiple lines of evidence that the catalytic reaction proceeds through the intermediate formation of a S-thiosulfonate derivative of the heme cysteine ligand: the cysteine is reactive and is accessible to electrophilic attack; cysteine S-thiosulfonate is formed by the addition of thiosulfate or following the reverse reaction with tetrathionate; the S-thiosulfonate modification is removed through catalysis; and alkylating the cysteine blocks activity. Active site amino acid residues required for catalysis were identified by mutagenesis and are inferred to also play a role in stabilizing the S-thiosulfonate intermediate. The enzyme SoxAX, which catalyzes the first step in the bacterial Sox thiosulfate oxidation pathway, is homologous to TsdA and can be inferred to use a related catalytic mechanism.

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Amino Acid SequenceBacteriaBacterial ProteinsBase SequenceCysteineCytochromesDNA PrimersMass SpectrometryMolecular Sequence DataOxidation-ReductionProtein ConformationSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpectrophotometry, UltravioletThiosulfatesBacterial ProteinsCysteineCytochromesDNA PrimersThiosulfatesBacterial MetabolismCytochromeElectron TransportHemeMetalloenzymeSox SystemSulfur Oxidizing BacteriaThiosulfate Dehydrogenase

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PMID25673696
PMCPMC4423706
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