PMID:7830566
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Bardwell, JC (1994) Building bridges: disulphide bond formation in the cell. Mol. Microbiol. 14:199-205 |
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| Abstract |
Disulphides are often vital for the folding and stability of proteins. Dedicated enzymatic systems have been discovered that catalyse the formation of disulphides in the periplasm of prokaryotes. These discoveries provide compelling evidence for the actual catalysis of protein folding in vivo. Disulphide bond formation in Escherichia coli is catalysed by at least three 'Dsb' proteins; DsbA, -B and -C. The DsbA protein has an extremely reactive, oxidizing disulphide which it simply donates directly to other proteins. DsbB is required for the reoxidation of DsbA. DsbC is active in disulphide rearrangements and appears to work synergistically with DsbA. The relative rarity of disulphides in cytoplasmic proteins appears to be dependent upon a disulphide-destruction machine. One pivotal cog in this machine is thioredoxin reductase. |
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Bacterial Proteins/chemistry; Bacterial Proteins/metabolism; Catalysis; Crystallography, X-Ray; Disulfides/chemistry; Disulfides/metabolism; Escherichia coli/genetics; Escherichia coli/metabolism; Isomerases/chemistry; Isomerases/genetics; Isomerases/metabolism; Oxidation-Reduction; Peptides/metabolism; Protein Disulfide-Isomerases; Protein Folding; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism |
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