[HTML][HTML] Mechanistic concepts of iron-sulfur protein biogenesis in Biology

JJ Braymer, SA Freibert, M Rakwalska-Bange… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Iron-sulfur (Fe/S) proteins are present in virtually all living organisms and are
involved in numerous cellular processes such as respiration, photosynthesis, metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] The enormity of the zinc deficiency problem and available solutions; an overview

ST Khan, A Malik, A Alwarthan, MR Shaik - Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The societal cost of micronutrient deficiency (MND) or the “hidden hunger” is in millions of
dollars/year, reducing the GDP of some countries by as much as 11%. Zn is an important …

Physiologically relevant reconstitution of iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis uncovers persulfide-processing functions of ferredoxin-2 and frataxin

S Gervason, D Larkem, AB Mansour… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are essential protein cofactors whose biosynthetic defects
lead to severe diseases among which is Friedreich's ataxia caused by impaired expression …

Bacterial approaches for assembling iron-sulfur proteins

K Esquilin-Lebron, S Dubrac, F Barras, JM Boyd - Mbio, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Building iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters and assembling Fe-S proteins are essential actions for
life on Earth. The three processes that sustain life, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation, and …

Interplay between oxygen and Fe–S cluster biogenesis: insights from the Suf pathway

ES Boyd, KM Thomas, Y Dai, JM Boyd, FW Outten - Biochemistry, 2014 - ACS Publications
Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) cluster metalloproteins conduct essential functions in nearly all
contemporary forms of life. The nearly ubiquitous presence of Fe–S clusters and the …

[HTML][HTML] Fe-S cluster biogenesis by the bacterial Suf pathway

M Blahut, E Sanchez, CE Fisher, FW Outten - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biogenesis of iron-sulfur (Fesingle bondS) clusters in an essential process in living
organisms due to the critical role of Fesingle bondS cluster proteins in myriad cell functions …

[HTML][HTML] Shared-intermediates in the biosynthesis of thio-cofactors: Mechanism and functions of cysteine desulfurases and sulfur acceptors

KA Black, PC Dos Santos - Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cysteine desulfurases utilize a PLP-dependent mechanism to catalyze the first step of sulfur
mobilization in the biosynthesis of sulfur-containing cofactors. Sulfur activation and …

Mechanism of iron–sulfur cluster assembly: In the intimacy of iron and sulfur encounter

B Srour, S Gervason, B Monfort, B D'Autréaux - Inorganics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters are protein cofactors of a multitude of enzymes performing
essential biological functions. Specialized multi-protein machineries present in all types of …

Mechanism of mitochondrial [2Fe2S] cluster biosynthesis

K Want, B D'Autréaux - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2024 - Elsevier
Iron‑sulfur (Fesingle bondS) clusters constitute ancient cofactors that accompany a versatile
range of fundamental biological reactions across eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the Suf Fe–S cluster biogenesis pathway: beyond the Proteobacteria

FW Outten - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2015 - Elsevier
Fe–S clusters play critical roles in cellular function throughout all three kingdoms of life.
Consequently, Fe–S cluster biogenesis systems are present in most organisms. The Suf …