Flavin transferase: the maturation factor of flavin-containing oxidoreductases

AV Bogachev, AA Baykov… - Biochemical Society …, 2018 - portlandpress.com
Flavins, cofactors of many enzymes, are often covalently linked to these enzymes; for
instance, flavin adenine mononucleotide (FMN) can form a covalent bond through either its …

[HTML][HTML] The Na+-translocating NADH: quinone oxidoreductase (Na+-NQR): Physiological role, structure and function of a redox-driven, molecular machine

J Steuber, G Fritz - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Bioenergetics, 2024 - Elsevier
Many bacterial processes are powered by the sodium motive force (smf) and in case of
pathogens, the smf contributes to virulence. Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of Cholera …

Characterization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa NQR complex, a bacterial proton pump with roles in autopoisoning resistance

DA Raba, M Rosas-Lemus, WM Menzer, C Li… - Journal of Biological …, 2018 - ASBMB
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a Gram-negative bacterium responsible for a large number of
nosocomial infections. The P. aeruginosa respiratory chain contains the ion-pumping NADH …

Conserved residue His-257 of Vibrio cholerae flavin transferase ApbE plays a critical role in substrate binding and catalysis

X Fang, J Osipiuk, S Chakravarthy, M Yuan… - Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ASBMB
The flavin transferase ApbE plays essential roles in bacterial physiology, covalently
incorporating FMN cofactors into numerous respiratory enzymes that use the integrated …

Flavin-tag: a facile method for site-specific labeling of proteins with a flavin fluorophore

Y Tong, M Lee, J Drenth, MW Fraaije - Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Site-specific protein labeling methods are highly valuable tools for research and
applications. We present a new protein labeling method that allows covalent attachment of a …

Catalytically important flavin linked through a phosphoester bond in a eukaryotic fumarate reductase

MV Serebryakova, YV Bertsova, SS Sokolov… - Biochimie, 2018 - Elsevier
One of the three domains of kinetoplastid NADH: fumarate oxidoreductase (FRD) is
homologous to bacterial flavin transferase that catalyzes transfer of FMN residue from FAD …

Transcriptomic Identification and Biochemical Characterization of HmpA, a Nitric Oxide Dioxygenase, Essential for Pathogenesis of Vibrio vulnificus

D Kim, EJ Na, S Kim, JS Kim, YH Jung, J Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Nitric oxide (NO) and its derivatives are important effectors of host innate immunity,
disrupting cellular function of infecting pathogens. Transcriptome analysis of Vibrio …

Electrostatics and water occlusion regulate covalently‐bound flavin mononucleotide cofactors of Vibrio cholerae respiratory complex NQR

SY Willow, M Yuan, O Juárez… - … : Structure, Function, and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Proteins like NADH: ubiquinone oxidoreductase (NQR), an essential enzyme and ion pump
in the physiology of several pathogenic bacteria, tightly regulate the redox properties of their …

Role of Subunit D in Ubiquinone-Binding Site of Vibrio cholerae NQR: Pocket Flexibility and Inhibitor Resistance

DA Raba, M Yuan, X Fang, WM Menzer, B Xie… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The ion-pumping NADH: ubiquinone dehydrogenase (NQR) is a vital component of the
respiratory chain of numerous species of marine and pathogenic bacteria, including Vibrio …

Structural insights into the catalytic and inhibitory mechanisms of the flavin transferase FmnB in Listeria monocytogenes

Y Zheng, W Yan, C Dou, D Zhou, Y Chen, Y Jin… - MedComm, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Listeria monocytogenes, a food‐borne Gram‐positive pathogen, often causes diseases such
as gastroenteritis, bacterial sepsis, and meningitis. Newly discovered extracellular electron …