CATH Classification

Domain Context

CATH Clusters

Superfamily Aspartate Aminotransferase, domain 1
Functional Family

Enzyme Information

2.8.1.7
Cysteine desulfurase.
based on mapping to UniProt O29689
L-cysteine + acceptor = L-alanine + S-sulfanyl-acceptor.
-!- The sulfur from free L-cysteine is first transferred to a cysteine residue in the active site, and then passed on to various other acceptors. -!- The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters, thio-nucleosides in tRNA, thiamine, biotin, lipoate and pyranopterin (molybdopterin). -!- In Azotobacter vinelandii, this sulfur provides the inorganic sulfide required for nitrogenous metallocluster formation.

UniProtKB Entries (1)

P0DMG2
ISCU2_ARCFU
Archaeoglobus fulgidus DSM 4304
Iron-sulfur cluster assembly scaffold protein IscU 2

PDB Structure

PDB 4EB5
External Links
Method X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Organism
Primary Citation
(IscS-IscU)2 complex structures provide insights into Fe2S2 biogenesis and transfer.
Marinoni, E.N., de Oliveira, J.S., Nicolet, Y., Raulfs, E.C., Amara, P., Dean, D.R., Fontecilla-Camps, J.C.
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed.Engl.