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ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING
Volume 19, Issue 13, Pages 1494-1506Publisher
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.4939
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) [DP1096395]
- ARC [FT100100662]
- La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science Fellowship, (La Trobe University)
- Wellcome Trust [091163/Z/10/Z]
- Australian Research Council [DP1096395] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
- Wellcome Trust [091163/Z/10/Z] Funding Source: Wellcome Trust
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Aims: The prototypical protein disulfide bond (Dsb) formation and protein refolding pathways in the bacterial periplasm involving Dsb proteins have been most comprehensively defined in Escherichia coli. However, genomic analysis has revealed several distinct Dsb-like systems in bacteria, including the pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium. This includes the scsABCD locus, which encodes a system that has been shown via genetic analysis to confer copper tolerance, but whose biochemical properties at the protein level are not defined. The aim of this study was to provide functional insights into the soluble ScsC protein through structural, biochemical, and genetic analyses. Results: Here we describe the structural and biochemical characterization of ScsC, the soluble DsbA-like component of this system. Our crystal structure of ScsC reveals a similar overall fold to DsbA, although the topology of -sheets and -helices in the thioredoxin domains differ. The midpoint reduction potential of the CXXC active site in ScsC was determined to be -132mV versus normal hydrogen electrode. The reactive site cysteine has a low pK(a), typical of the nucleophilic cysteines found in DsbA-like proteins. Deletion of scsC from S. Typhimurium elicits sensitivity to copper (II) ions, suggesting a potential involvement for ScsC in disulfide folding under conditions of copper stress. Innovation and Conclusion: ScsC is a novel disulfide oxidoreductase involved in protection against copper ion toxicity. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 19, 1494-1506.
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