Multiple catalytically active thioredoxin folds: a winning strategy for many functions

Cell Mol Life Sci. 2010 Nov;67(22):3797-814. doi: 10.1007/s00018-010-0449-9. Epub 2010 Jul 13.

Abstract

The Thioredoxin (Trx) fold is a versatile protein scaffold consisting of a four-stranded β-sheet surrounded by three α-helices. Various insertions are possible on this structural theme originating different proteins, which show a variety of functions and specificities. During evolution, the assembly of different Trx fold domains has been used many times to build new multi-domain proteins able to perform a large number of catalytic functions. To clarify the interaction mode of the different Trx domains within a multi-domain structure and how their combination can affect catalytic performances, in this review, we report on a structural and functional analysis of the most representative proteins containing more than one catalytically active Trx domain: the eukaryotic protein disulfide isomerases (PDIs), the thermophilic protein disulfide oxidoreductases (PDOs) and the hybrid peroxiredoxins (Prxs).

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Archaea / chemistry
  • Archaea / metabolism
  • Archaeal Proteins / chemistry
  • Archaeal Proteins / metabolism
  • Bacteria / chemistry
  • Bacteria / metabolism
  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Catalytic Domain
  • Humans
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Oxidoreductases / chemistry*
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism
  • Peroxiredoxins / chemistry*
  • Peroxiredoxins / metabolism
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / chemistry*
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases / metabolism
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Thioredoxins / chemistry*
  • Thioredoxins / metabolism

Substances

  • Archaeal Proteins
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Thioredoxins
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Peroxiredoxins
  • Protein Disulfide-Isomerases