R Colnaghi, G Cassinelli, M Drummond, F Forlani, S Pagani
Index: FEBS Lett. 500(3) , 153-6, (2001)
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The product of Escherichia coli sseA gene (SseA) was the subject of the present investigation aimed to provide a tool for functional classification of the bacterial proteins of the rhodanese family. E. coli SseA contains the motif CGSGVTA around the catalytic cysteine (Cys238). In eukaryotic sulfurtransferases this motif discriminates for 3-mercaptopyruvate:cyanide sulfurtransferase over thiosulfate:cyanide sulfurtransferases (rhodanese). The biochemical characterization of E. coli SseA allowed the identification of the first prokaryotic protein with a preference for 3-mercaptopyruvate as donor substrate. Replacement of Ser240 with Ala showed that the presence of a hydrophobic residue did not affect the binding of 3-mercaptopyruvate, but strongly prevented thiosulfate binding. On the contrary, substitution of Ser240 with an ionizable residue (Lys) increased the affinity for thiosulfate.
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