Quiescin sulphydryl oxidase (QSOX) family of enzymes is the only known example of conserved concatenation of disulphide-generating and disulphide-transferring modules within a single polypeptide. Formation and transfer of disulphide bonds in QSOX are ...
Quiescin sulphydryl oxidase (QSOX) family of enzymes is the only known example of conserved concatenation of disulphide-generating and disulphide-transferring modules within a single polypeptide. Formation and transfer of disulphide bonds in QSOX are mediated by redox-active cysteine pairs in a canonical Cys-X-X-Cys pattern. One of these pair is in the N-terminal thioredoxin-like domain (Trx1). Another is in the C-terminal flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD)-binding domain (Erv) related to the mitochondrial enzyme Erv1. The middle domain, the so-called pseudo-Erv domain, bridges the Trx1 and Erv domains and is structurally similar to the Erv domain [1].
Thioredoxins are small enzymes that participate in redox reactions, via the reversible oxidation of an active centre disulfide bond. Some members with only the active site are not separated from the noise.