Protein
Probable cysteine desulfurase
Organism
Thermotoga maritima (strain ATCC 43589 / MSB8 / DSM 3109 / JCM 10099)
Function
Catalyzes the removal of elemental sulfur and selenium atoms from L-cysteine, L-cystine, L-selenocysteine, and L-selenocystine to produce L-alanine.
Similarity
Belongs to the class-V pyridoxal-phosphate-dependent aminotransferase family. Csd subfamily.
Sequence
MLSTGLYEDFPTLKMKINGKRIVYLDSAATTLKPKQVVKKLEEFYYNSYANVHRAVHTLAVRATTEFEETREEFAEFLGASPEEIIFTSGTTMAINLAVVSLLRSGILKEDDLVLVSLLEHHANFVPWLRLSKFHGYRIDFIRPSGRFGTLEMDDLLKHRDKNPKVVAITGLSNVTGQRIPVEELRNVFPNSIILLDGAQLIPHEPVKPKEIGVDFLAFSLHKMLGPTGVGVLYGKREVLEQMEPFLYGGEMIDRVSLEDVTFNELPYKFEAGTPNIADIVASREALRYLKETGFDSVHEKIEQLTQMALKEMMKIGGVEIYGPLDERQHGIVSFNVKGIHPHDVAHILDQEFGIAVRSGHHCAQPLMSILKEQSQIDFPNSTCRASFYIYNTEEDVKILVEGVKKVKEWFSR