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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-20
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The Bacillus subtilis YkuV responds to environmental oxidative stress and plays an important role for the bacteria to adapt to the environment. Bioinformatic analysis suggests that YkuV is a homolog of membrane-anchored proteins and belongs to the thioredoxin-like protein superfamily containing the typical Cys-Xaa-Xaa-Cys active motif. However, the biological function of this protein remains unknown thus far. In order to elucidate the biological function, we have determined the solution structures of both the oxidized and reduced forms of B. subtilis YkuV by NMR spectroscopy and performed biochemical studies. Our results demonstrated that the reduced YkuV has a low midpoint redox potential, allowing it to reduce a variety of protein substrates. The overall structures of both oxidized and reduced forms are similar, with a typical thioredoxin-like fold. However, significant conformational changes in the Cys-Xaa-Xaa-Cys active motif of the tertiary structures are observed between the two forms. In addition, the backbone dynamics provide further insights in understanding the strong redox potential of the reduced YkuV. Furthermore, we demonstrated that YkuV is able to reduce different protein substrates in vitro. Together, our results clearly established that YkuV may function as a general thiol:disulfide oxidoreductase, which acts as an alternative for thioredoxin or thioredoxin reductase to maintain the reducing environment in the cell cytoplasm.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8296-304
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Amino Acid Motifs, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Anisotropy, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Bacillus subtilis, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Computational Biology, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Cysteine, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Cytoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Disulfides, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Models, Chemical, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Models, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Molecular Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Oxidation-Reduction, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Oxidative Stress, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Oxidoreductases, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Oxygen, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Protein Conformation, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Protein Disulfide Reductase (Glutathione), pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:16418167-Thioredoxins
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
The Bacillus subtilis YkuV is a thiol:disulfide oxidoreductase revealed by its redox structures and activity.
pubmed:affiliation
Beijing Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Center, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't