1. Tyrosine sulfation
    Function  Regulation 

2. See also

3. References

Sulfation or sulfurylation (not to be confused with sulfonation) in biochemistry is the enzyme-catalyzed conjugation of a sulfo group (not a sulfate or sulfuryl group) to another molecule.^[1] This biotransformation involves a sulfotransferase enzyme catalyzing the transfer of a sulfo group from a donor cosubstrate, usually 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS), to a substrate molecule's hydroxyl or amine. Sulfation is involved in a variety of biological processes, including detoxification, hormone regulation, molecular recognition, cell signaling, and viral entry into cells.^[1] It is among the reactions in phase II drug metabolism, frequently effective in rendering a xenobiotic less active from a pharmacological and toxicological standpoint, but sometimes playing a role in the activation of xenobiotics (e.g. aromatic amines, methyl-substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). Another example of biological sulfation is in the synthesis of sulfonated glycosaminoglycans, such as heparin, heparan sulfate, chondroitin sulfate, and dermatan sulfate. Sulfation is also a possible posttranslational modification of proteins.

Tyrosine sulfation

Tyrosine sulfation is a posttranslational modification in which a tyrosine residue of a protein is sulfated by a tyrosylprotein sulfotransferase (TPST) typically in the Golgi apparatus. Secreted proteins and extracellular parts of membrane proteins that pass through the Golgi apparatus may be sulfated. Such sulfation was first discovered by Bettelheim in bovine fibrinopeptide B in 1954^[2] and later found be present in animals and plants but not in prokaryotes or in yeasts. Sulfation sites are tyrosine residues exposed on the surface of the protein typically surrounded by acidic residues. A detailed description of the characteristics of the sulfation site is available from PROSITE (PROSITE pattern: PS00003) . Two types of tyrosylprotein sulfotransferases (TPST-1 and TPST-2) have been identified. Recently identified RaxX protein from most Xanthomonas species contains tyrosine sulfation residue, and mimics the plant peptide hormone PSY (Amano et al., 2007, Pruitt et al., 2015, 2017).

Function

Sulfation plays role in strengthening protein–protein interactions. Types of human proteins known to undergo tyrosine sulfation include adhesion molecules, G-protein-coupled receptors, coagulation factors, serine protease inhibitors, extracellular matrix proteins, and hormones. Tyrosine O-sulfate is a stable molecule and is excreted in urine in animals. No enzymatic mechanism of tyrosine sulfate desulfation is known to exist.

By knock-out of TPST genes in mice, it may be observed that tyrosine sulfation has effects on the growth of the mice, such as body weight, fecundity, and postnatal viability.

Regulation

There is very limited evidence that the TPST genes are subject to transcriptional regulation and tyrosine O-sulfate is very stable and cannot be easily degraded by mammalian sulfatases. Tyrosine O-sulfation is an irreversible process in vivo. An antibody called PSG2 shows high sensitivity and specificity for epitopes containing sulfotyrosine independent of the sequence context.

See also

• Glucuronosylation
• Methylation
• Hydrogenation
• Rosemary Waring
• Acetylation

References

• {{cite journal |author=Moore KL |title=The biology and enzymology of protein tyrosine O-sulfation |journal=J. Biol. Chem. |volume=278 |issue=27 |pages=24243–6 |year=2003 |pmid=12730193 |doi= 10.1074/jbc.R300008200|url=http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/full/278/27/24243}}
• {{cite journal |author=Hoffhines AJ |title=Detection and purification of tyrosine-sulfated proteins using a novel anti-sulfotyrosine monoclonal antibody. |journal=J. Biol. Chem. |volume=281 |issue=49 |pages=37877–87 |year=2006 |pmid=17046811 |doi=10.1074/jbc.M609398200 |last2=Damoc |first2=E |last3=Bridges |first3=KG |last4=Leary |first4=JA |last5=Moore |first5=KL |pmc=1764208}}

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