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pspE thiosulfate sulfurtransferase PspE [ Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 ]

Gene ID: 945652, updated on 30-Jul-2025
Official Symbol
pspE
Official Full Name
thiosulfate sulfurtransferase PspE
Primary source
ECOCYC:EG10780
Locus tag
b1308
See related
ASAP:ABE-0004397
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Escherichia coli str. K-12 substr. MG1655 (strain: K-12, substrain: MG1655)
Lineage
Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia
Also known as
ECK1303
Summary
PspE exhibits thiosulfate sulfurtransferase (rhodanese) activity . [More information is available at EcoCyc: EG10780].
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Sequence:
NC_000913.3 (1369689..1370003)

NC_000913.3Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene phage shock protein B Neighboring gene phage shock protein C Neighboring gene phage shock protein D Neighboring gene glucosylglycerate phosphorylase Neighboring gene putative ABC transporter periplasmic binding protein YcjN

Genomic Sequence:
NC_000913.3

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. A modified TnphoA useful for single-stranded DNA sequencing. Mielke DL, et al. Gene, 1992 Sep 1. PMID 1324873
  2. Properties of an Escherichia coli rhodanese. Alexander K, et al. J Biol Chem, 1987 May 15. PMID 3553189
  3. Biochemical and Genetic Characterization of PspE and GlpE, Two Single-domain Sulfurtransferases of Escherichia coli. Cheng H, et al. Open Microbiol J, 2008. PMID 19088907, Free PMC Article
  4. Overexpression of the rhodanese PspE, a single cysteine-containing protein, restores disulphide bond formation to an Escherichia coli strain lacking DsbA. Chng SS, et al. Mol Microbiol, 2012 Sep. PMID 22809289, Free PMC Article
  5. Role of an Escherichia coli stress-response operon in stationary-phase survival. Weiner L, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 1994 Mar 15. PMID 8134371, Free PMC Article

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. Data find that overexpressing PspE, a periplasmic rhodanese, partially restores substantial disulphide bond formation to a dsbA strain.
    Title: Overexpression of the rhodanese PspE, a single cysteine-containing protein, restores disulphide bond formation to an Escherichia coli strain lacking DsbA.
  2. N-terminus verified by Edman degradation on mature peptide
    Title: Small genes/gene-products in Escherichia coli K-12.
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Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Homology

Gene Ontology Provided by EcoCyc

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables thiosulfate-cyanide sulfurtransferase activity IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
  
enables thiosulfate-cyanide sulfurtransferase activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
enables thiosulfate-cyanide sulfurtransferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
enables transferase activity IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in outer membrane-bounded periplasmic space IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in periplasmic space IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 PubMed 
located_in periplasmic space IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
  
Preferred Names
thiosulfate sulfurtransferase PspE
NP_415824.1

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000913.3 Reference assembly

    Range
    1369689..1370003
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NP_415824.1 thiosulfate sulfurtransferase PspE

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A2T3V3J5
    Conserved Domains (1) summary
    PRK10287
    Location:1 → 104
    PRK10287; thiosulfate:cyanide sulfurtransferase; Provisional
Nucleotide Protein
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