MarR family proteins sense sulfane sulfur in bacteria [PDF]
mLifeMembers of the multiple antibiotic resistance regulator (MarR) protein family are ubiquitous in bacteria and play critical roles in regulating cellular metabolism and antibiotic resistance.
Guanhua Xuan, Luying Xun, Yongzhen Xia
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Growth inhibitory factor/metallothionein-3 is a sulfane sulfur-binding protein [PDF]
eLife, 2023 Cysteine-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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Metabolic Reprogramming of Sulfur in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Sulfane Sulfur-Triggered Anti-Cancer Strategy [PDF]
Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 Metabolic reprogramming is a cancer hallmark. Although the reprogramming of central carbon has been well documented, the role of sulfur metabolism has been largely overlooked.
Ximing Zhang +7 more
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A sulfide-sensor and a sulfane sulfur-sensor collectively regulate sulfur-oxidation for feather degradation by Bacillus licheniformis [PDF]
Communications Biology, 2023 The feather-degrading bacterium Bacillus licheniformis MW3 contains a sulfur-metabolizing gene cluster, in which one sulfide-sensor and one sulfane sulfur-sensor synergistically control gene expression, enabling the bacterium to grow on bird feathers.
Chao Tang +7 more
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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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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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Sulfane Sulfur Regulates LasR-Mediated Quorum Sensing and Virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 [PDF]
Antioxidants, 2021 Sulfane sulfur, such as inorganic and organic polysulfide (HSn− and RSn−, n > 2), is a common cellular component, produced either from hydrogen sulfide oxidation or cysteine metabolism.
Guanhua Xuan +6 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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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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