Cysteine desulfurase CsdA

UniProtKB accession:  Q46925

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UniProtKB description:  Catalyzes the removal of elemental sulfur and selenium atoms from L-cysteine, L-cystine, L-selenocysteine, and L-selenocystine to produce L-alanine, and transiently retains the released sulfur atom on a cysteine residue, in the form of a persulfide. Can also desulfinate L-cysteine sulfinate (3-sulfino-L-alanine), which is the best substrate of the enzyme. Functions as a selenium delivery protein in the pathway for the biosynthesis of selenophosphate. Seems to participate in Fe/S biogenesis by recruiting the SufBCD-SufE proteins. Transfers sulfur to CsdE that increases the cysteine desulfurase activity of CsdA. Can also transfer sulfur directly to TcdA/CsdL in vitro. Appears to support the function of TcdA in the generation of cyclic threonylcarbamoyladenosine at position 37 (ct(6)A37) in tRNAs that read codons beginning with adenine.