cysteine desulfurase, cysteine:[protein|search|SufU ]sulfuryl transferase
function
formation of iron-sulfur clusters in proteins
product
cysteine desulfurase
Genomic Context
categories
[category|SW 2|Metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6|Additional metabolic pathways] → [category|SW 2.6.5|Iron metabolism] → [category|SW 2.6.5.3|Biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters][category|SW 6|Groups of genes] → [category|SW 6.1|Essential genes]Gene
Coordinates
3,357,444 3,358,664
Phenotypes of a mutant
essential [Pubmed|12682299]terminal phenotype of a CRISPRi knockdown mutant is moderate bulging [Pubmed|27238023]the mutant is viable and Fe-S clusters are dispensable if [protein|search|IspG ]and [protein|search|IspH ]from the MEP pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis are bypassed by a heterologous mevalonate pathway which allows B. subtilis to synthesize isopentenyl diphosphate and diphosphomevalonate [pubmed|29292548]The protein
Catalyzed reaction/ biological activity
transfer of iron to [protein|C0C30D2A6D3DF7A66063010044D370BD36D27DBF|SufU] [Pubmed|21236255]Protein family
[SW|Class-V pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family] (according to UniProt)Paralogous protein(s)
[protein|A6746AE1B92A0CDCCB22B57B6DF78094BB0223A8|NifS], [protein|4F5945C3C8F18BD1B30D97CD516A06077C200B9D|YrvO], [protein|5424A936643C90B3DA2CB60FD0FD42A64F2BAF09|YcbU], [protein|741DCFFBB8FF6A4E357EE5110EBE24412DE34244|NifZ] [SW|Cofactors]
pyridoxalphosphate [Pubmed|25447671]Effectors of protein activity
interaction with [protein|C0C30D2A6D3DF7A66063010044D370BD36D27DBF|SufU] enhances the activity of [protein|88ACE6B79534338F7C72F107B35A0B2384007088|SufS] 40-fold [Pubmed|20097860]Structure
[PDB|5J8Q] [Pubmed|27382962][PDB|5XT5] (the [protein|88ACE6B79534338F7C72F107B35A0B2384007088|SufS]2-[protein|C0C30D2A6D3DF7A66063010044D370BD36D27DBF|SufU]2 complex) [pubmed|29235855][PDB|5ZS9] (resting state)[PDB|5ZSK] (63 s soak with cysteine)[PDB|5ZSO] (90 s soak with cysteine)Expression and Regulation
Operons
genes
[gene|E966F3808222820C0644DC98F95765B89E6A2551|sufC]-[gene|1A9DA839AB77AF53958CB8426607BEF14F62B85E|sufD]-[gene|88ACE6B79534338F7C72F107B35A0B2384007088|sufS]-[gene|C0C30D2A6D3DF7A66063010044D370BD36D27DBF|sufU]-[gene|5991F051C5BAD61A0860BBC64A37DB9D16130998|sufB]
description
[Pubmed|22383849]
sigma factors
[protein|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA]: sigma factor, [pubmed|22383849], in [regulon|360F48D576DE950DF79C1A2677B7A35A8D8CC30C|SigA regulon]view in new tabBiological materials
Mutant
MGNA-B585 (yurW::erm), available at the [https://shigen.nig.ac.jp/bsub/resource/strainGeneDisrupted/detail/1584 NBRP B. subtilis, Japan]BEC32690, a CRISPRi knockdown mutant of ''[gene|C0C30D2A6D3DF7A66063010044D370BD36D27DBF|sufU]'', is available from the [http://bgsc.org/ Bacillus Genetic Stock Center]References
Reviews
Original publications
21236255,20097860,20822158,22383849,24321018,15379559,27382962,27238023,29235855,29292548,30855939