Why do bacteria use so many enzymes to scavenge hydrogen peroxide?

S Mishra, J Imlay - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is continuously formed by the autoxidation of redox enzymes in
aerobic cells, and it also enters from the environment, where it can be generated both by …

Structure-based insights into the catalytic power and conformational dexterity of peroxiredoxins

A Hall, K Nelson, LB Poole… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Peroxiredoxins (Prxs), some of nature's dominant peroxidases, use a conserved Cys residue
to reduce peroxides. They are highly expressed in organisms from all kingdoms, and in …

A comparison of thiol peroxidase mechanisms

L Flohé, S Toppo, G Cozza, F Ursini - Antioxidants & redox signaling, 2011 - liebertpub.com
Thiol peroxidases comprise glutathione peroxidases (GPx) and peroxiredoxins (Prx). The
enzymes of both families reduce hydroperoxides with thiols by enzyme-substitution …

[HTML][HTML] Peroxiredoxins wear many hats: Factors that fashion their peroxide sensing personalities

J Bolduc, K Koruza, T Luo, JM Pueyo, TN Vo, D Ezeriņa… - Redox Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Peroxiredoxins (Prdxs) sense and assess peroxide levels, and signal through protein
interactions. Understanding the role of the multiple structural and post-translational …

[HTML][HTML] The oligomeric conformation of peroxiredoxins links redox state to function

S Barranco-Medina, JJ Lázaro, KJ Dietz - FEBS letters, 2009 - Elsevier
Protein–protein associations, ie formation of permanent or transient protein complexes, are
essential for protein functionality and regulation within the cellular context. Peroxiredoxins …

Protein thiol modifications visualized in vivo

LI Leichert, U Jakob - PLoS biology, 2004 - journals.plos.org
Thiol-disulfide interconversions play a crucial role in the chemistry of biological systems.
They participate in the major systems that control the cellular redox potential and prevent …

The plant multigenic family of thiol peroxidases

N Rouhier, JP Jacquot - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2005 - Elsevier
Thiol peroxidases are ubiquitous recently characterized heme-free peroxidases, which
catalyze the reduction of peroxynitrites and of various peroxides by catalytic cysteine …

Divergence of function in the thioredoxin fold suprafamily: evidence for evolution of peroxiredoxins from a thioredoxin-like ancestor

SD Copley, WRP Novak, PC Babbitt - Biochemistry, 2004 - ACS Publications
The thioredoxin fold is found in proteins that serve a wide variety of functions. Among these
are peroxiredoxins, which catalyze the reduction of hydrogen peroxide and alkyl peroxides …

Crystal structure of mammalian selenocysteine-dependent iodothyronine deiodinase suggests a peroxiredoxin-like catalytic mechanism

U Schweizer, C Schlicker, D Braun… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Local levels of active thyroid hormone (3, 3′, 5-triiodothyronine) are controlled by the action
of activating and inactivating iodothyronine deiodinase enzymes. Deiodinases are …

Proteomic analysis of antioxidant strategies of Staphylococcus aureus: Diverse responses to different oxidants

C Wolf, F Hochgräfe, H Kusch, D Albrecht… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The high resolution 2‐D protein gel electrophoresis technique combined with MALDI‐TOF
MS and a recently developed fluorescence‐based thiol modification assay were used to …