Cysteine is the final product of the reductive sulfate assimilation pathway in bacteria and plants and serves as the precursor for all sulfur-containing biological compounds, such as methionine, S-adenosyl methionine, iron-sulfur clusters and glutathione. Moreover, in several microorganisms cysteine plays a role as a reducing agent, eventually counteracting host oxidative defense strategies. Cysteine is synthesized by the PLP-dependent O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase, a dimeric enzyme belonging to the fold type II, catalyzing a beta-replacement reaction. In this review, the spectroscopic properties, catalytic mechanism, three-dimensional structure, conformational changes accompanying catalysis, determinants of enzyme stability, role of selected amino acids in catalysis, and the regulation of enzyme activity by ligands and interaction with serine acetyltransferase, the preceding enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway, are described. Given the key biological role played by O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase in bacteria, inhibitors with potential antibiotic activity have been developed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Pyridoxal Phospate Enzymology.

The multifaceted pyridoxal 5’-phosphate-dependent O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase / Mozzarelli, Andrea; Bettati, Stefano; Campanini, Barbara; E., Salsi; Raboni, Samanta; R., Singh; Spyrakis, Francesca; V. P., Kumar; P. F., Cook. - In: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS. - ISSN 1570-9639. - 1814:(2011), pp. 1497-1510. [10.1016/j.bbapap.2011.04.011]

The multifaceted pyridoxal 5’-phosphate-dependent O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase

MOZZARELLI, Andrea;BETTATI, Stefano;CAMPANINI, Barbara;RABONI, Samanta;SPYRAKIS, Francesca;
2011-01-01

Abstract

Cysteine is the final product of the reductive sulfate assimilation pathway in bacteria and plants and serves as the precursor for all sulfur-containing biological compounds, such as methionine, S-adenosyl methionine, iron-sulfur clusters and glutathione. Moreover, in several microorganisms cysteine plays a role as a reducing agent, eventually counteracting host oxidative defense strategies. Cysteine is synthesized by the PLP-dependent O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase, a dimeric enzyme belonging to the fold type II, catalyzing a beta-replacement reaction. In this review, the spectroscopic properties, catalytic mechanism, three-dimensional structure, conformational changes accompanying catalysis, determinants of enzyme stability, role of selected amino acids in catalysis, and the regulation of enzyme activity by ligands and interaction with serine acetyltransferase, the preceding enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway, are described. Given the key biological role played by O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase in bacteria, inhibitors with potential antibiotic activity have been developed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Pyridoxal Phospate Enzymology.
2011
The multifaceted pyridoxal 5’-phosphate-dependent O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase / Mozzarelli, Andrea; Bettati, Stefano; Campanini, Barbara; E., Salsi; Raboni, Samanta; R., Singh; Spyrakis, Francesca; V. P., Kumar; P. F., Cook. - In: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS. - ISSN 1570-9639. - 1814:(2011), pp. 1497-1510. [10.1016/j.bbapap.2011.04.011]
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