Iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis in bacteria: Mechanisms of cluster assembly and transfer
Iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis in bacteria: Mechanisms of cluster assembly and transfer
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DOI:
10.1016/j.abb.2007.12.014
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发表时间:
2008-06-15
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3.9
通讯作者:
Ollagnier-de-Choudens, Sandrine
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作者:
Fontecave, Marc;Ollagnier-de-Choudens, Sandrine
Iron-sulfur [Fe-S] clusters are ubiquitous ancient prosthetic groups that are required to sustain fundamental life processes. Formation of intracellular [Fe-S] clusters does not occur spontaneously but requires a complex biosynthetic machinery. Different types of [Fe-S] cluster assembly systems have been discovered. All of them have in common the requirement of a cysteine desulfurase and the participation of [Fe-S] scaffold proteins. The purpose of this review is to discuss various aspects of the molecular mechanisms of [Fe-S] cluster assembly in living organisms: (i) mechanism of sulfur donor enzymes, namely the cysteine desulfurases; (ii) mechanism by which clusters are preassembled on scaffold proteins and (iii) mechanism of [Fe-S] cluster transfer from scaffold to target proteins. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.