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Reaction mechanism and molecular basis for selenium/sulfur discrimination of selenocysteine lyase.


ABSTRACT: Selenocysteine lyase (SCL) catalyzes the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent removal of selenium from l-selenocysteine to yield l-alanine. The enzyme is proposed to function in the recycling of the micronutrient selenium from degraded selenoproteins containing selenocysteine residue as an essential component. The enzyme exhibits strict substrate specificity toward l-selenocysteine and no activity to its cognate l-cysteine. However, it remains unclear how the enzyme distinguishes between selenocysteine and cysteine. Here, we present mechanistic studies of selenocysteine lyase from rat. ESI-MS analysis of wild-type and C375A mutant SCL revealed that the catalytic reaction proceeds via the formation of an enzyme-bound selenopersulfide intermediate on the catalytically essential Cys-375 residue. UV-visible spectrum analysis and the crystal structure of SCL complexed with l-cysteine demonstrated that the enzyme reversibly forms a nonproductive adduct with l-cysteine. Cys-375 on the flexible loop directed l-selenocysteine, but not l-cysteine, to the correct position and orientation in the active site to initiate the catalytic reaction. These findings provide, for the first time, the basis for understanding how trace amounts of a selenium-containing substrate is distinguished from excessive amounts of its cognate sulfur-containing compound in a biological system.

SUBMITTER: Omi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2852952 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Reaction mechanism and molecular basis for selenium/sulfur discrimination of selenocysteine lyase.

Omi Rie R   Kurokawa Suguru S   Mihara Hisaaki H   Hayashi Hideyuki H   Goto Masaru M   Miyahara Ikuko I   Kurihara Tatsuo T   Hirotsu Ken K   Esaki Nobuyoshi N  

The Journal of biological chemistry 20100217 16


Selenocysteine lyase (SCL) catalyzes the pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent removal of selenium from l-selenocysteine to yield l-alanine. The enzyme is proposed to function in the recycling of the micronutrient selenium from degraded selenoproteins containing selenocysteine residue as an essential component. The enzyme exhibits strict substrate specificity toward l-selenocysteine and no activity to its cognate l-cysteine. However, it remains unclear how the enzyme distinguishes between selenocyste  ...[more]

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