Thiosulfoxide (Sulfane) Sulfur: New Chemistry and New Regulatory Roles in Biology [PDF]
Molecules, 2014 The understanding of sulfur bonding is undergoing change. Old theories on hypervalency of sulfur and the nature of the chalcogen-chalcogen bond are now questioned.
John I. Toohey, Arthur J. L. Cooper
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Optimization of a Method for Detecting Intracellular Sulfane Sulfur Levels and Evaluation of Reagents That Affect the Levels in Escherichia coli [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2022 Sulfane sulfur is a class of compounds containing zero-valent sulfur. Most sulfane sulfur compounds are reactive and play important signaling roles. Key enzymes involved in the production and metabolism of sulfane sulfur have been characterized; however,
Qiaoli Yu +5 more
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Sulfane Sulfur Is an Intrinsic Signal for the Organic Peroxide Sensor OhrR of Pseudomonas aeruginosa [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2022 Sulfane sulfur, including organic persulfide and polysulfide, is a normal cellular component, and its level varies during growth. It is emerging as a signaling molecule in bacteria, regulating the gene regulator MarR in Escherichia coli, MexR in ...
Huangwei Xu +5 more
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In the Alphaproteobacterium Hyphomicrobium denitrificans SoxR Serves a Sulfane Sulfur-Responsive Repressor of Sulfur Oxidation. [PDF]
Antioxidants (Basel), 2023 In organisms that use reduced sulfur compounds as alternative or additional electron donors to organic compounds, transcriptional regulation of genes for enzymes involved in sulfur oxidation is needed to adjust metabolic flux to environmental conditions.
Li J +5 more
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A Red Fluorescent Protein-Based Probe for Detection of Intracellular Reactive Sulfane Sulfur [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2020 Reactive sulfane sulfur, including persulfide and polysulfide, is a type of regular cellular component, playing an antioxidant role. Its function may be organelle-dependent; however, the shortage of probes for detecting organellar reactive sulfane sulfur
Zimai Li +4 more
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Sulfane Sulfur Posttranslationally Modifies the Global Regulator AdpA to Influence Actinorhodin Production and Morphological Differentiation of Streptomyces coelicolor [PDF]
mBio, 2022 The transcription factor AdpA is a key regulator controlling both secondary metabolism and morphological differentiation in Streptomyces.
Ting Lu +5 more
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Sulfane sulfur‐activated actinorhodin production and sporulation is maintained by a natural gene circuit in Streptomyces coelicolor [PDF]
Microbial Biotechnology, 2020 Summary Sulfane sulfur, including polysulfide and persulfide, is a newly identified cellular component present in microorganisms; however, its physiological functions are unclear.
Ting Lu +5 more
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Growth inhibitory factor/metallothionein-3 is a sulfane sulfur-binding protein [PDF]
eLifeCysteine-bound sulfane sulfur atoms in proteins have received much attention as key factors in cellular redox homeostasis. However, the role of sulfane sulfur in zinc regulation has been underinvestigated.
Yasuhiro Shinkai +12 more
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OxyR senses sulfane sulfur and activates the genes for its removal in Escherichia coli [PDF]
Redox Biology, 2019 Sulfane sulfur species including hydrogen polysulfide and organic persulfide are newly recognized normal cellular components, and they participate in signaling and protect cells from oxidative stress.
Ningke Hou +7 more
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Rhodaneses minimize the accumulation of cellular sulfane sulfur to avoid disulfide stress during sulfide oxidation in bacteria [PDF]
Redox Biology, 2022 Heterotrophic bacteria and human mitochondria often use sulfide: quinone oxidoreductase (SQR) and persulfide dioxygenase (PDO) to oxidize sulfide to sulfite and thiosulfate.
Mingxue Ran +7 more
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