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EC 2.8.1.4 Details
EC number
2.8.1.4
Accepted name
tRNA uracil 4-sulfurtransferase
Reaction
ATP + [ThiI sulfur-carrier protein]-S-sulfanyl-L-cysteine + uracil in tRNA + 2 reduced ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster = AMP + diphosphate + 4-thiouracil in tRNA + [ThiI sulfur-carrier protein]-L-cysteine + 2 oxidized ferredoxin [iron-sulfur] cluster
Other name(s)
thiI (gene name), transfer ribonucleate sulfurtransferase (ambiguous), RNA sulfurtransferase (ambiguous), ribonucleate sulfurtransferase (ambiguous), transfer RNA sulfurtransferase (ambiguous), transfer RNA thiolase (ambiguous), L-cysteine:tRNA sulfurtransferase (incorrect), tRNA sulfurtransferase (ambiguous)
Systematic name
[ThiI sulfur-carrier protein]-S-sulfanyl-L-cysteine:uracil in tRNA sulfurtransferase
CAS registry number
9055-57-6
Comment
The enzyme, found in bacteria and archaea, is activated by EC 2.8.1.7, cysteine desulfurase, which transfers a sulfur atom to an internal L-cysteine residue, forming a cysteine persulfide. The activated enzyme then transfers the sulfur to a uridine in a tRNA chain in a reaction that requires ATP. The enzyme from the bacterium Escherichia coli forms 4-thiouridine only at position 8 of tRNA. The enzyme also participates in the biosynthesis of the thiazole moiety of thiamine, but different domains are involved in the two processes.
History
created 1984, modified 2017
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2.5.1.12 created 1972, deleted 1976
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2.5.1.14 created 1972, deleted 1976
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2.5.1.40 created 1992, deleted 1999