scholarly journals Report of the Third Family with Multiple Mitochondrial Dysfunctions Syndrome 5 Caused by the Founder Variant p.(Glu87Lys) in ISCA1

2018 ◽  
Vol 07 (03) ◽  
pp. 130-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anju Shukla ◽  
Parneet Kaur ◽  
Katta Girisha
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Presentation ◽  
Cluster Assembly ◽  
Homozygous State ◽  
Iron Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Mitochondrial Dysfunctions ◽  
Essential Proteins ◽  
The Third ◽  
Iron Sulfur ◽  
Exon 4 ◽  
Founder Event

AbstractIron-sulfur cluster assembly 1 (ISCA1) is one of the essential proteins operating in the mitochondrial iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster biogenesis pathway. We reported the variant c.259G > A [p.(Glu87Lys)] in homozygous state in exon 4 of the ISCA1 gene as the likely cause of multiple mitochondrial dysfunction syndrome 5 in a previous publication. We now report the third patient with the same phenotype and variant, further supporting the possibility of a founder event. Our observation confirms the clinical presentation associated with a probable founder variant in this condition.

scholarly journals The deca-GX3 proteins Yae1-Lto1 function as adaptors recruiting the ABC protein Rli1 for iron-sulfur cluster insertion

eLife ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viktoria Désirée Paul ◽  
Ulrich Mühlenhoff ◽  
Martin Stümpfig ◽  
Jan Seebacher ◽  
Karl G Kugler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evolutionary Conservation ◽  
Cluster Assembly ◽  
Iron Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Essential Proteins ◽  
Abc Protein ◽  
Iron Sulfur ◽  
Binding Partners ◽  
Complex Functions ◽  
A Chain ◽  
Dna Maintenance

Cytosolic and nuclear iron-sulfur (Fe-S) proteins are involved in many essential pathways including translation and DNA maintenance. Their maturation requires the cytosolic Fe-S protein assembly (CIA) machinery. To identify new CIA proteins we employed systematic protein interaction approaches and discovered the essential proteins Yae1 and Lto1 as binding partners of the CIA targeting complex. Depletion of Yae1 or Lto1 results in defective Fe-S maturation of the ribosome-associated ABC protein Rli1, but surprisingly no other tested targets. Yae1 and Lto1 facilitate Fe-S cluster assembly on Rli1 in a chain of binding events. Lto1 uses its conserved C-terminal tryptophan for binding the CIA targeting complex, the deca-GX3 motifs in both Yae1 and Lto1 facilitate their complex formation, and Yae1 recruits Rli1. Human YAE1D1 and the cancer-related ORAOV1 can replace their yeast counterparts demonstrating evolutionary conservation. Collectively, the Yae1-Lto1 complex functions as a target-specific adaptor that recruits apo-Rli1 to the generic CIA machinery.

scholarly journals Characterization and Reconstitution of Human Lipoyl Synthase (LIAS) Supports ISCA2 and ISCU as Primary Cluster Donors and an Ordered Mechanism of Cluster Assembly

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1598
Author(s):  
Amber L. Hendricks ◽  
Christine Wachnowsky ◽  
Brian Fries ◽  
Insiya Fidai ◽  
James A. Cowan
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Assembly ◽  
Paramagnetic Resonance ◽  
Iron Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Sulfur Transfer ◽  
Disease States ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Iron Sulfur ◽  
Natural Iron ◽  
Lipoyl Synthase

Lipoyl synthase (LIAS) is an iron–sulfur cluster protein and a member of the radical S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) superfamily that catalyzes the final step of lipoic acid biosynthesis. The enzyme contains two [4Fe–4S] centers (reducing and auxiliary clusters) that promote radical formation and sulfur transfer, respectively. Most information concerning LIAS and its mechanism has been determined from prokaryotic enzymes. Herein, we detail the expression, isolation, and characterization of human LIAS, its reactivity, and evaluation of natural iron–sulfur (Fe–S) cluster reconstitution mechanisms. Cluster donation by a number of possible cluster donor proteins and heterodimeric complexes has been evaluated. [2Fe–2S]-cluster-bound forms of human ISCU and ISCA2 were found capable of reconstituting human LIAS, such that complete product turnover was enabled for LIAS, as monitored via a liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS) assay. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies of native LIAS and substituted derivatives that lacked the ability to bind one or the other of LIAS’s two [4Fe–4S] clusters revealed a likely order of cluster addition, with the auxiliary cluster preceding the reducing [4Fe–4S] center. These results detail the trafficking of Fe–S clusters in human cells and highlight differences with respect to bacterial LIAS analogs. Likely in vivo Fe–S cluster donors to LIAS are identified, with possible connections to human disease states, and a mechanistic ordering of [4Fe–4S] cluster reconstitution is evident.

scholarly journals MRE11 Is Crucial for Malaria Parasite Transmission and Its Absence Affects Expression of Interconnected Networks of Key Genes Essential for Life

Cells ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2590
Author(s):  
David S. Guttery ◽  
Abhinay Ramaprasad ◽  
David J. P. Ferguson ◽  
Mohammad Zeeshan ◽  
Rajan Pandey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genome Stability ◽  
Malaria Parasite ◽  
Mosquito Vector ◽  
Parasite Transmission ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Cluster Assembly ◽  
Iron Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Iron Sulfur ◽  
Parasite Plasmodium ◽  
Damage Response

The meiotic recombination 11 protein (MRE11) plays a key role in DNA damage response and maintenance of genome stability. However, little is known about its function during development of the malaria parasite Plasmodium. Here, we present a functional, ultrastructural and transcriptomic analysis of Plasmodium parasites lacking MRE11 during its life cycle in both mammalian and mosquito vector hosts. Genetic disruption of Plasmodium berghei mre11 (PbMRE11) results in significant retardation of oocyst development in the mosquito midgut associated with cytoplasmic and nuclear degeneration, along with concomitant ablation of sporogony and subsequent parasite transmission. Further, absence of PbMRE11 results in significant transcriptional downregulation of genes involved in key interconnected biological processes that are fundamental to all eukaryotic life including ribonucleoprotein biogenesis, spliceosome function and iron–sulfur cluster assembly. Overall, our study provides a comprehensive functional analysis of MRE11′s role in Plasmodium development during the mosquito stages and offers a potential target for therapeutic intervention during malaria parasite transmission.

scholarly journals Multiple Sense and Antisense Promoters Contribute to the Regulated Expression of the isc-suf Operon for Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly in Rhodobacter

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Nie ◽  
Bernhard Remes ◽  
Gabriele Klug
Keyword(s):  
Rhodobacter Sphaeroides ◽  
Photosynthetic Electron Transport ◽  
Regulatory Proteins ◽  
Cluster Assembly ◽  
Iron Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Iron Sulfur Clusters ◽  
Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Iron Sulfur ◽  
Photosynthetic Complexes ◽  
The One

A multitude of biological functions relies on iron-sulfur clusters. The formation of photosynthetic complexes goes along with an additional demand for iron-sulfur clusters for bacteriochlorophyll synthesis and photosynthetic electron transport. However, photooxidative stress leads to the destruction of iron-sulfur clusters, and the released iron promotes the formation of further reactive oxygen species. A balanced regulation of iron-sulfur cluster synthesis is required to guarantee the supply of this cofactor, on the one hand, but also to limit stress, on the other hand. The phototrophic alpha-proteobacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides harbors a large operon for iron-sulfur cluster assembly comprising the iscRS and suf genes. IscR (iron-sulfur cluster regulator) is an iron-dependent regulator of isc-suf genes and other genes with a role in iron metabolism. We applied reporter gene fusions to identify promoters of the isc-suf operon and studied their activity alone or in combination under different conditions. Gel-retardation assays showed the binding of regulatory proteins to individual promoters. Our results demonstrated that several promoters in a sense and antisense direction influenced isc-suf expression and the binding of the IscR, Irr, and OxyR regulatory proteins to individual promoters. These findings demonstrated a complex regulatory network of several promoters and regulatory proteins that helped to adjust iron-sulfur cluster assembly to changing conditions in Rhodobacter sphaeroides.

scholarly journals Regulation of the HscA ATPase Reaction Cycle by the Co-chaperone HscB and the Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Protein IscU

2004 ◽  
Vol 279 (52) ◽  
pp. 53924-53931 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan J. Silberg ◽  
Tim L. Tapley ◽  
Kevin G. Hoff ◽  
Larry E. Vickery
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Assembly ◽  
Iron Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Reaction Cycle ◽  
Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Iron Sulfur ◽  
Atpase Reaction

scholarly journals Iron–sulfur cluster biosynthesis

2008 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1112-1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibali Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Kala Chandramouli ◽  
Michael K. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Scaffold Proteins ◽  
Cluster Assembly ◽  
Cysteine Desulfurase ◽  
Iron Sulfur Cluster ◽  
Iron Sulfur ◽  
Eukaryotic Organisms ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Cluster Biosynthesis

Iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters are present in more than 200 different types of enzymes or proteins and constitute one of the most ancient, ubiquitous and structurally diverse classes of biological prosthetic groups. Hence the process of Fe–S cluster biosynthesis is essential to almost all forms of life and is remarkably conserved in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Three distinct types of Fe–S cluster assembly machinery have been established in bacteria, termed the NIF, ISC and SUF systems, and, in each case, the overall mechanism involves cysteine desulfurase-mediated assembly of transient clusters on scaffold proteins and subsequent transfer of pre-formed clusters to apo proteins. A molecular level understanding of the complex processes of Fe–S cluster assembly and transfer is now beginning to emerge from the combination of in vivo and in vitro approaches. The present review highlights recent developments in understanding the mechanism of Fe–S cluster assembly and transfer involving the ubiquitous U-type scaffold proteins and the potential roles of accessory proteins such as Nfu proteins and monothiol glutaredoxins in the assembly, storage or transfer of Fe–S clusters.

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