Biosynthesis of the thiazole moiety of thiamin in Escherichia coli: Identification of an acyldisulfide-linked protein–protein conjugate that is functionally analogous to the ubiquitin/E1 complex
AUTOR(ES)
Xi, Jun
FONTE
The National Academy of Sciences
RESUMO
A covalently linked protein–protein conjugate between ThiF and ThiS thiocarboxylate was found in a partially purified coexpressed ThiF/ThiS protein mixture by using Fourier transform mass spectrometry. The Cys-184 of ThiF and the C terminus of ThiS thiocarboxylate were identified to be involved in the formation of this complex by using both mutagenesis and chemical modification methods. A complementation study of Escherichia coli thiF− using thiF(C184S) suggests that this conjugate is an essential intermediate involved in the biosynthesis of the thiazole moiety of thiamin. This ThiF/ThiS conjugate is the first characterized example of a unique acyldisulfide intermediate in a biosynthetic system. This protein conjugate is also an example of an ubiquitin-E1 like protein–protein conjugate in prokaryotes and supports a strong evolutionary link between thiamin biosynthesis and the ubiquitin conjugating system.
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