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. 2023 Oct;120(4):608-628.
doi: 10.1111/mmi.15146. Epub 2023 Aug 29.

A novel role of the fission yeast sulfiredoxin Srx1 in heme acquisition

Tobias Vahsen  1 , Ariane Brault  1 , Thierry Mourer  1 , Simon Labbé  1
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A novel role of the fission yeast sulfiredoxin Srx1 in heme acquisition

Tobias Vahsen et al. Mol Microbiol. 2023 Oct.
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Abstract

The transporter Str3 promotes heme import in Schizosaccharomyces pombe cells that lack the heme receptor Shu1 and are deficient in heme biosynthesis. Under microaerobic conditions, the peroxiredoxin Tpx1 acts as a heme scavenger within the Str3-dependent pathway. Here, we show that Srx1, a sulfiredoxin known to interact with Tpx1, is essential for optimal growth in the presence of hemin. The expression of Srx1 is induced in response to low iron and repressed under iron repletion. Coimmunoprecipitation and bimolecular fluorescence complementation experiments show that Srx1 interacts with Str3. Although the interaction between Srx1 and Str3 is weakened, it is still observed in tpx1Δ mutant cells or when Str3 is coexpressed with a mutant form of Srx1 (mutD) that cannot bind Tpx1. Further analysis by absorbance spectroscopy and hemin-agarose pull-down assays confirms the binding of Srx1 to hemin, with an equilibrium constant value of 2.56 μM. To validate the Srx1-hemin association, we utilize a Srx1 mutant (mutH) that fails to interact with hemin. Notably, when Srx1 binds to hemin, it partially shields hemin from degradation caused by hydrogen peroxide. Collectively, these findings elucidate an additional function of the sulfiredoxin Srx1, beyond its conventional role in oxidative stress defense.

Keywords: Sulfiredoxin; fission yeast; heme; hemoprotein; major facilitator transporter; peroxiredoxin.

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