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Kanao, Tadayoshi
Department of Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Environment, Life, Natural Science, and Technology, Okayama University
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Abstract | Tetrathionate hydrolase (TTH) is a unique enzyme found in acidophilic sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms, such as bacteria and archaea. This enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of tetrathionate to thiosulfate, elemental sulfur, and sulfate. It is also involved in dissimilatory sulfur oxidation metabolism, the S-4-intermediate pathway. TTHs have been purified and characterized from acidophilic autotrophic sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms. All purified TTHs show an optimum pH in the acidic range, suggesting that they are localized in the periplasmic space or outer membrane. In particular, the gene encoding TTH from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans (Af-tth) was identified and recombinantly expressed in Escherichia coli cells. TTH activity could be recovered from the recombinant inclusion bodies by acid refolding treatment for crystallization. The mechanism of tetrathionate hydrolysis was then elucidated by X-ray crystal structure analysis. Af-tth is highly expressed in tetrathionate-grown cells but not in iron-grown cells. These unique structural properties, reaction mechanisms, gene expression, and regulatory mechanisms are discussed in this review.
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Keywords | tetrathionate hydrolase
reduced inorganic sulfur compounds
dissimilatory sulfur metabolism
S4-intermediate pathway
acidophiles
chemoautotroph
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Published Date | 2024-01-29
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Frontiers in Microbiology
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Volume | volume15
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Publisher | Frontiers Media
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Start Page | 1338669
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ISSN | 1664-302X
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Journal Article
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English
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岡山大学
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Copyright Holders | © 2024 Kanao.
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Related Url | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2024.1338669
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License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Citation | Kanao T (2024) Tetrathionate hydrolase from the acidophilic microorganisms. Front. Microbiol. 15:1338669. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1338669
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Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
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助成番号 | 21 K05876
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