title: Intracellular catalysis of disulfide bond formation by the human sulfhydryl oxidase, QSOX1.
abstract: The discovery that the flavoprotein oxidase, Erv2p, provides oxidizing potential for disulfide bond formation in yeast, has led to investigations into the roles of the mammalian homologues of this protein. Mammalian homologues of Erv2p include QSOX (sulfhydryl oxidases) from human lung fibroblasts, guinea-pig endometrial cells and rat seminal vesicles. In the present study we show that, when expressed in mammalian cells, the longer version of human QSOX1 protein (hQSOX1a) is a transmembrane protein localized primarily to the Golgi apparatus. We also present the first evidence showing that hQSOX1a can act in vivo as an oxidase. Overexpression of hQSOX1a suppresses the lethality of a complete deletion of ERO1 (endoplasmic reticulum oxidase 1) in yeast and restores disulfide bond formation, as assayed by the folding of the secretory protein carboxypeptidase Y.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakravarthi
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Jessop
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Willer
authors.forename: Colin J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Stirling
authors.forename: Neil J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Bulleid
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D043402:Cathepsin A / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D006224:Cricetinae; D004220:Disulfides / Q000378:metabolism*; D004229:Dithiothreitol / Q000378:metabolism; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000378:metabolism; D005816:Genetic Complementation Test; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006031:Glycosylation; D006056:Golgi Apparatus / Q000201:enzymology; D006801:Humans; D015739:Nocodazole / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D050862:Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors; D019704:Protein Disulfide-Isomerases; D017510:Protein Folding; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013879:Thioredoxins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004220:Disulfides; D006023:Glycoproteins; C080576:PDI1 protein, S cerevisiae; D029701:Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins; D013879:Thioredoxins; D050862:Oxidoreductases Acting on Sulfur Group Donors; C117183:QSOX1 protein, human; C113186:ERO1 protein, S cerevisiae; D043402:Cathepsin A; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator; D019704:Protein Disulfide-Isomerases; D015739:Nocodazole; D004229:Dithiothreitol