Emerging roles for thiol dioxygenases as oxygen sensors

DM Gunawardana, KC Heathcote… - The FEBS …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cysteine dioxygenases, 3‐mercaptopropionate dioxygenases and mercaptosuccinate
dioxygenases are all thiol dioxygenases (TDOs) that catalyse oxidation of thiol molecules to …

Charge maintenance during catalysis in nonheme iron oxygenases

ES Traore, A Liu - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Here, the choice of the first coordination shell of the metal center is analyzed from the
perspective of charge maintenance in a binary enzyme–substrate complex and an O2 …

Novel R2R3 MYB transcription factors regulate anthocyanin synthesis in Aubergine tomato plants

J Menconi, P Perata, S Gonzali - BMC Plant Biology, 2023 - Springer
Background A high content in anthocyanins, for their health beneficial properties, represents
an added value for fruits and vegetables. Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Post-Translational Modifications to Cysteine Residues in Plant Proteins and Their Impact on the Regulation of Metabolism and Signal Transduction

C Boutin, C Clément, J Rivoal - International Journal of Molecular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cys is one of the least abundant amino acids in proteins. However, it is often highly
conserved and is usually found in important structural and functional regions of proteins. Its …

Targeting plant cysteine oxidase activity for improved submergence tolerance

LJ Taylor‐Kearney, E Flashman - The Plant Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plant cysteine oxidases (PCOs) are plant O2‐sensing enzymes. They catalyse the O2‐
dependent step which initiates the proteasomal degradation of Group VII ethylene response …

Crystal structure of human cysteamine dioxygenase provides a structural rationale for its function as an oxygen sensor

Y Wang, I Shin, J Li, A Liu - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2021 - ASBMB
Cysteamine dioxygenase (ADO) plays a vital role in regulating thiol metabolism and
preserving oxygen homeostasis in humans by oxidizing the sulfur of cysteamine and N …

Plant cysteine oxidase oxygen-sensing function is conserved in early land plants and algae

LJ Taylor-Kearney, S Madden, J Wilson… - ACS bio & med …, 2022 - ACS Publications
All aerobic organisms require O2 for survival. When their O2 is limited (hypoxia), a response
is required to reduce demand and/or improve supply. A hypoxic response mechanism has …

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of the Plant Cysteine Oxidase (PCO) Gene Family in Brassica napus and Its Role in Abiotic Stress Response

X Bian, Y Cao, X Zhi, N Ma - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plant Cysteine Oxidase (PCO) is a plant O2-sensing enzyme catalyzing the oxidation of
cysteine to Cys-sulfinic acid at the N-termini of target proteins. To better understand the …

Identification of novel plant cysteine oxidase inhibitors from a yeast chemical genetic screen

M Lavilla-Puerta, R Latter, F Bellè, T Cervelli… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Hypoxic responses in plants involve Plant Cysteine Oxidases (PCOs). They catalyze the N-
terminal cysteine oxidation of Ethylene Response Factors VII (ERF-VII) in an oxygen …

Genome-Wide Identification and Analysis of Plant Cysteine Oxidase (PCO) Gene Family in Brassicaceae and Their Roles in Abiotic Stress Response

X Bian, Y Cao, X Zhi, N Ma - 2023 - preprints.org
Abstract Plant Cysteine Oxidase (PCO) is a plant O2-sensing enzyme of catalyzing oxidation
of cysteine to Cys-sulfinic acid at the N-termini of target proteins. To better understand the …