Identification
Name:Iron-binding protein iscA
Synonyms:
  • Iron-sulfur cluster assembly protein
Gene Name:iscA
Enzyme Class:Not Available
Biological Properties
General Function:Involved in structural molecule activity
Specific Function:Is able to transfer iron-sulfur clusters to apo- ferredoxin. Multiple cycles of [2Fe2S] cluster formation and transfer are observed, suggesting that iscA acts catalytically. Recruits intracellular free iron so as to provide iron for the assembly of transient iron-sulfur cluster in iscU in the presence of iscS, L-cysteine and the thioredoxin reductase system trxA/trxB
Cellular Location:Not Available
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
Complex Reactions:
4.0Thumb+1.0IscU with bound [2Fe-2S] cluster1.0[2Fe-2S] iron-sulfur cluster+1.0IscU scaffold protein
4.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0IscU with bound [2Fe-2S] cluster → 1.0[2Fe-2S] iron-sulfur cluster + 1.0IscU scaffold protein
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4.0Thumb+1.0IscU with bound [4Fe-4S] cluster1.0[4Fe-4S] iron-sulfur cluster+1.0IscU scaffold protein
4.0Hydrogen ion + 1.0IscU with bound [4Fe-4S] cluster → 1.0[4Fe-4S] iron-sulfur cluster + 1.0IscU scaffold protein
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Metabolites:
ECMDB IDNameView
ECMDB21225Hydrogen ionMetaboCard
GO Classification:
Function
binding
cation binding
ion binding
iron ion binding
iron-sulfur cluster binding
metal cluster binding
metal ion binding
protein binding
structural molecule activity
transition metal ion binding
Process
biosynthetic process
cellular biosynthetic process
cofactor biosynthetic process
iron-sulfur cluster assembly
metabolic process
metallo-sulfur cluster assembly
Gene Properties
Blattner:b2528
Gene OrientationCounterclockwise
Centisome Percentage:57.28
Left Sequence End2657585
Right Sequence End2657908
Gene Sequence:
>324 bp
ATGCAATTTTCTACAACCCCAACTCTGGAAGGCCAGACCATCGTTGAATATTGCGGTGTG
GTGACCGGCGAAGCGATTTTAGGTGCCAATATTTTCCGTGATTTCTTTGCCGGTATCCGC
GATATCGTTGGCGGACGTTCCGGTGCGTATGAAAAAGAACTGCGTAAAGCACGGGAGATC
GCCTTTGAGGAATTAGGCTCCCAGGCGCGGGCGCTGGGGGCCGATGCCGTCGTCGGTATT
GATATCGACTACGAAACGGTCGGGCAAAACGGCAGTATGCTGATGGTTAGCGTCAGCGGT
ACGGCGGTGAAAACGCGTCGATGA
Protein Properties
Pfam Domain Function:
Protein Residues:107
Protein Molecular Weight:11556
Protein Theoretical pI:5
PDB File:1S98
Signaling Regions:
  • None
Transmembrane Regions:
  • None
Protein Sequence:
>Iron-binding protein iscA
MSITLSDSAAARVNTFLANRGKGFGLRLGVRTSGCSGMAYVLEFVDEPTPEDIVFEDKGV
KVVVDGKSLQFLDGTQLDFVKEGLNEGFKFTNPNVKDECGCGESFHV
References
External Links:
ResourceLink
Uniprot ID:P0AAC8
Uniprot Name:ISCA_ECOLI
GenBank Gene ID:AP009048
Genebank Protein ID:4062446
PDB ID:1S98
Ecogene ID:EG12132
Ecocyc:EG12132
ColiBase:b2528
Kegg Gene:b2528
EchoBASE ID:EB2053
CCDB:ISCA_ECOLI
BacMap:16130453
General Reference:
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  • Cupp-Vickery, J. R., Silberg, J. J., Ta, D. T., Vickery, L. E. (2004). "Crystal structure of IscA, an iron-sulfur cluster assembly protein from Escherichia coli." J Mol Biol 338:127-137. Pubmed: 15050828
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  • Ollagnier-de-Choudens, S., Mattioli, T., Takahashi, Y., Fontecave, M. (2001). "Iron-sulfur cluster assembly: characterization of IscA and evidence for a specific and functional complex with ferredoxin." J Biol Chem 276:22604-22607. Pubmed: 11319236
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