Rhodanese

Rhodanese, also known as rhodanase, thiosulfate sulfurtransferase, thiosulfate cyanide transsulfurase, and thiosulfate thiotransferase,[1] is a mitochondrial enzyme that detoxifies cyanide (CN−) by converting it to thiocyanate (SCN−).[2]

Rhodanese-like domain
Identifiers
SymbolRhodanese
PfamPF00581
InterProIPR001763
PROSITEPDOC00322
SCOPe2ora / SUPFAM
OPM superfamily413
OPM protein2mpn
CDDcd00158
Membranome571

This reaction takes place in two steps. The diagram on the right shows the crystallographically-determined structure of rhodanese. In the first step, thiosulfate is reduced by the thiol group on cysteine-247 1, to form a persulfide and a sulfite 2. In the second step, the persulfide reacts with cyanide to produce thiocyanate, re-generating the cysteine thiol 1.[3]

This reaction is important for the treatment of exposure to cyanide, since the thiocyanate formed is around 1 / 200 as toxic.[4]:p. 15938 The use of thiosulfate solution as an antidote for cyanide poisoning is based on the activation of this enzymatic cycle.

Rhodanese shares evolutionary relationship with a large family of proteins, including

  • Cdc25 phosphatase catalytic domain.
  • non-catalytic domains of eukaryotic dual-specificity MAPK-phosphatases
  • non-catalytic domains of yeast PTP-type MAPK-phosphatases
  • non-catalytic domains of yeast Ubp4, Ubp5, Ubp7
  • non-catalytic domains of mammalian Ubp-Y
  • Drosophila heat shock protein HSP-67BB
  • several bacterial cold-shock and phage shock proteins
  • plant senescence associated proteins
  • catalytic and non-catalytic domains of rhodanese[5]

Rhodanese has an internal duplication. This domain is found as a single copy in other proteins, including phosphatases and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolases.[6]

Human proteins containing this domain

CDC25A; CDC25B; CDC25C; DUSP; DUSP1; DUSP10; DUSP16; DUSP2; DUSP4; DUSP5; DUSP6; DUSP7; KAT; MKP7; MOCS3; MPST; TBCK; TSGA14; TST; USP8;

Nomenclature

Although the standard nomenclature rules for enzymes indicate that their names are to end with the letters "-ase", rhodanese was first described in 1933,[7] prior to the 1955 establishment of the Enzyme Commission; as such, the older name had already attained widespread usage.

Thiosulfate sulfurtransferase
thiosulfate sulfurtransferase
Identifiers
EC number2.8.1.1
CAS number9026-04-4
Databases
IntEnzIntEnz view
BRENDABRENDA entry
ExPASyNiceZyme view
KEGGKEGG entry
MetaCycmetabolic pathway
PRIAMprofile
PDB structuresRCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum
Gene OntologyAmiGO / QuickGO

In enzymology, a thiosulfate sulfurtransferase (EC 2.8.1.1) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

thiosulfate + cyanide sulfite + thiocyanate

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are thiosulfate and cyanide, whereas its two products are sulfite and thiocyanate.

Nomenclature

This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the sulfurtransferases, which transfer sulfur-containing groups. The systematic name of this enzyme class is thiosulfate:cyanide sulfurtransferase. Other names in common use include thiosulfate cyanide transsulfurase, thiosulfate thiotransferase, rhodanese, and rhodanase.

References
  1. EC 2.8.1.1, at the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  2. Cipollone R, Ascenzi P, Tomao P, Imperi F, Visca P (2008). "Enzymatic detoxification of cyanide: clues from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rhodanese". Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology. 15 (2–3): 199–211. doi:10.1159/000121331. PMID 18685272.
  3. Cipollone R, Ascenzi P, Tomao P, Imperi F, Visca P (2008). "Enzymatic detoxification of cyanide: clues from Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rhodanese". Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology. 15 (2–3): 199–211. doi:10.1159/000121331. PMID 18685272.
  4. Jaszczak E, Polkowska Ż, Narkowicz S, Namieśnik J (July 2017). "Cyanides in the environment-analysis-problems and challenges". Environmental Science and Pollution Research International. 24 (19): 15929–15948. doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9081-7. PMC 5506515. PMID 28512706.
  5. "Thiosulphate sulfurtransferase, conserved site (IPR001307)". EMBL-EBI. InterPro.
  6. Gliubich F, Gazerro M, Zanotti G, Delbono S, Bombieri G, Berni R (August 1996). "Active site structural features for chemically modified forms of rhodanese". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 271 (35): 21054–61. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.35.21054. PMID 8702871.
  7. Cipollone R, Ascenzi P, Visca P (February 2007). "Common themes and variations in the rhodanese superfamily". IUBMB Life. 59 (2): 51–9. doi:10.1080/15216540701206859. PMID 17454295.
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