Thressa C. Stadtman

Crystal Structure of Formate Dehydrogenase H: Catalysis Involving Mo, Molybdopterin, Selenocysteine, and an Fe4S4 Cluster (2007)

Boyington, Jeffrey C., Gladyshev, Vadim, Khangulov, Sergei V., Stadtman, Thressa C., Sun, Peter D.

Formate dehydrogenase H from Escherichia coli contains selenocysteine (SeCys), molybdenum, two molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide (MGD) cofactors, and an Fe4S4 cluster at the active site and...

Selenoproteins—Tracing the Role of a Trace Element in Protein Function (2005)

Thressa C. Stadtman

Selenium is an important component of several enzymes, replacing sulfur in cysteine residues. Its discovery and significance are described in this primer.

Levels of major selenoproteins in T cells decrease during HIV infection and low molecular mass selenium compounds increase (1999)

Gladyshev, Vadim, Stadtman, Thressa C., Hatfield, Dolph L., Jeang, Kuan-Teh

It has been observed previously that plasma selenium and glutathione levels are subnormal in HIV-infected individuals, and plasma glutathione peroxidase activity is decreased. Under these conditions...

Selenocysteine, identified as the penultimate C-terminal residue in human T-cell thioredoxin reductase, corresponds to TGA in the human placental gene (1996)

Gladyshev, Vadim, Jeang, Kuan-Teh, Stadtman, Thressa C.

The possible relationship of selenium to immunological function which has been suggested for decades was investigated in studies on selenuim metabolism in human T cells. One of the major 75Se-labeled...

Characterization of Crystalline Formate Dehydrogenase H from Escherichia coli (1996)

Gladyshev, Vadim N., Boyington, Jeffrey C., Khangulov, Sergei V., Grahame, David, Stadtman, Thressa C., Sun, Peter D.

The selenocysteine-containing formate dehydrogenase H (FDH) is an 80-kDa component of the Escherichia coli formate-hydrogen lyase complex. The molybdenumcoordinated selenocysteine is essential for...

Catalytic properties of selenophosphate synthetases: Comparison of the selenocysteine-containing enzyme from Haemophilus influenzae with the corresponding cysteine-containing enzyme from Escherichia coli

Lacourciere, Gerard M., Stadtman, Thressa C.

The selD gene from Haemophilus influenzae has been overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The expressed protein was purified to homogeneity in a four-step procedure and then carboxymethylated by reaction...

Levels of major selenoproteins in T cells decrease during HIV infection and low molecular mass selenium compounds increase

Gladyshev, Vadim N., Stadtman, Thressa C., Hatfield, Dolph L., Jeang, Kuan-Teh

It has been observed previously that plasma selenium and glutathione levels are subnormal in HIV-infected individuals, and plasma glutathione peroxidase activity is decreased. Under these conditions...

Mammalian thioredoxin reductase: Oxidation of the C-terminal cysteine/selenocysteine active site forms a thioselenide, and replacement of selenium with sulfur markedly reduces catalytic activity

Lee, Seung-Rock, Bar-Noy, Shoshana, Kwon, Jaeyul, Levine, Rodney L., Stadtman, Thressa C., Rhee, Sue Goo

Mammalian cytosolic thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) has a redox center, consisting of Cys59/Cys64 adjacent to the flavin ring of FAD and another center consisting of Cys497/selenocysteine (SeCys)498...

Selenium-dependent metabolism of purines: A selenium-dependent purine hydroxylase and xanthine dehydrogenase were purified from Clostridium purinolyticum and characterized

Self, William T., Stadtman, Thressa C.

During purification of the selenium-dependent xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) from Clostridium purinolyticum, another hydroxylase was uncovered that also contained selenium and exhibited similar...

Synthesis and characterization of selenotrisulfide-derivatives of lipoic acid and lipoamide

Self, William T., Tsai, Lin, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Thiol-containing compounds, such as glutathione and cysteine, react with selenite under specific conditions to form selenotrisulfides. Previous studies have focused on isolation and characterization...

Isotope exchange studies on the Escherichia coli selenophosphate synthetase mechanism

Walker, Heidi, Ferretti, James A., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Selenophosphate synthetase, the Escherichia coli selD gene product, is a 37-kDa protein that catalyzes the synthesis of selenophosphate from ATP and selenide. In the absence of selenide, ATP is...

Heparin-binding properties of selenium-containing thioredoxin reductase from HeLa cells and human lung adenocarcinoma cells

Liu, Song-Yuan, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Mammalian selenocysteine-containing thioredoxin reductase (TR) isolated from HeLa cells and from human lung adenocarcinoma cells was separated into two major enzyme species by heparin-agarose...

Human thioredoxin reductase from HeLa cells: Selective alkylation of selenocysteine in the protein inhibits enzyme activity and reduction with NADPH influences affinity to heparin

Gorlatov, Sergey N., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Human thioredoxin reductase (TR) contains selenocysteine (Secys) in a redox center [cysteine (Cys)-497,Secys-498] near the C-terminus. The essential role of Secys in TR isolated from HeLa cells was...

Inhibition of NF-κB DNA binding and nitric oxide induction in human T cells and lung adenocarcinoma cells by selenite treatment

Kim, Ick Young, Stadtman, Thressa C.

NF-κB is a major transcription factor consisting of 50(p50)- and 65(p65)-kDa proteins that controls the expression of various genes, among which are those encoding cytokines, cell adhesion...

Formation of a selenium-substituted rhodanese by reaction with selenite and glutathione: Possible role of a protein perselenide in a selenium delivery system

Ogasawara, Yuki, Lacourciere, Gerard, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Selenophosphate is the active selenium-donor compound required by bacteria and mammals for the specific synthesis of Secys-tRNA, the precursor of selenocysteine in selenoenzymes. Although free...

Direct detection of potential selenium delivery proteins by using an Escherichia coli strain unable to incorporate selenium from selenite into proteins

Lacourciere, Gerard M., Levine, Rodney L., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Selenium can be metabolized for protein synthesis by two major pathways in vivo. In a specific pathway it can be inserted into polypeptide chains as the amino acid selenocysteine, as directed by the...

The iscS gene is essential for the biosynthesis of 2-selenouridine in tRNA and the selenocysteine-containing formate dehydrogenase H

Mihara, Hisaaki, Kato, Shin-ichiro, Lacourciere, Gerard M., Stadtman, Thressa C., Kurihara, Tatsuo, ...

Three NifS-like proteins, IscS, CSD, and CsdB, from Escherichia coli catalyze the removal of sulfur and selenium from l-cysteine and l-selenocysteine, respectively, to form l-alanine. These enzymes...

Clostridium barkeri sp. n

Stadtman, E. R., Stadtman, Thressa C., Pastan, Ira, Smith, Louis Ds.

Clostridium barkeri sp. n. has been described, and its relationship to other clostridia is discussed.

Small Colonies of Clostridium sticklandii Resulting from Nitrosoguanidine Treatment and Exhibiting Defects in Catabolic Enzymes

Schwartz, Arnold C., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Several strains of Clostridium sticklandii, isolated from small colonies arising after treatment with 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine, exhibited markedly depressed activities of certain catabolic...

METABOLISM OF ω-AMINO ACIDS V. : Energetics of the γ-Aminobutyrate Fermentation by Clostridium aminobutyricum1

Hardman, John K., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Hardman, John K. (National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.) and Thressa C. Stadtman. Metabolism of ω-amino acids. V. Energetics of the γ-aminobutyrate fermentation by...

Distribution of two selenonucleosides among the selenium-containing tRNAs from Methanococcus vannielii

Ching, Wei-Mei, Wittwer, Arthur J., Tsai, Lin, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Naturally occurring seleno-tRNAs from Methanococcus vannielii account for 13-20% of the total tRNA population. Two different selenium-modified nucleosides were detected in these seleno-tRNAs. Of the...

Selenophosphate synthetase genes from lung adenocarcinoma cells: Sps1 for recycling l-selenocysteine and Sps2 for selenite assimilation

Tamura, Takashi, Yamamoto, Shinpei, Takahata, Muneaki, Sakaguchi, Hiromich, Tanaka, Hidehiko, Stadtman, Thressa C., ...

A labile selenium donor compound monoselenophosphate is synthesized from selenide and ATP by selenophosphate synthetase (SPS). In the present study, Sps1 and Sps2 were cloned from a cDNA library...

Characterization of potential selenium-binding proteins in the selenophosphate synthetase system

Ogasawara, Yuki, Lacourciere, Gerard M., Ishii, Kazuyuki, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Selenophosphate, an activated form of selenium that can serve as a selenium donor, is generated by the selD gene product, selenophosphate synthetase (SPS). Selenophosphate is required by several...

Methanococcus vannielii selenium-binding protein (SeBP): Chemical reactivity of recombinant SeBP produced in Escherichia coli

Patteson, Kemberly G., Trivedi, Neel, Stadtman, Thressa C.

A selenium-binding protein (SeBP) from Methanococcus vannielii was recently identified, and its gene was isolated and overexpressed in Escherichia coli [Self, W. T., Pierce, R. & Stadtman, T. C....

Selenoproteins—Tracing the Role of a Trace Element in Protein Function

Stadtman, Thressa C

Selenium is an important component of several enzymes, replacing sulfur in cysteine residues. Its discovery and significance are described in this primer.

Catalytic properties of selenophosphate synthetases: Comparison of the selenocysteine-containing enzyme from Haemophilus influenzae with the corresponding cysteine-containing enzyme from Escherichia coli

Lacourciere, Gerard M., Stadtman, Thressa C.

The selD gene from Haemophilus influenzae has been overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The expressed protein was purified to homogeneity in a four-step procedure and then carboxymethylated by reaction...

Levels of major selenoproteins in T cells decrease during HIV infection and low molecular mass selenium compounds increase

Gladyshev, Vadim N., Stadtman, Thressa C., Hatfield, Dolph L., Jeang, Kuan-Teh

It has been observed previously that plasma selenium and glutathione levels are subnormal in HIV-infected individuals, and plasma glutathione peroxidase activity is decreased. Under these conditions...

Mammalian thioredoxin reductase: Oxidation of the C-terminal cysteine/selenocysteine active site forms a thioselenide, and replacement of selenium with sulfur markedly reduces catalytic activity

Lee, Seung-Rock, Bar-Noy, Shoshana, Kwon, Jaeyul, Levine, Rodney L., Stadtman, Thressa C., Rhee, Sue Goo

Mammalian cytosolic thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) has a redox center, consisting of Cys59/Cys64 adjacent to the flavin ring of FAD and another center consisting of Cys497/selenocysteine (SeCys)498...

Selenium-dependent metabolism of purines: A selenium-dependent purine hydroxylase and xanthine dehydrogenase were purified from Clostridium purinolyticum and characterized

Self, William T., Stadtman, Thressa C.

During purification of the selenium-dependent xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) from Clostridium purinolyticum, another hydroxylase was uncovered that also contained selenium and exhibited similar...

Synthesis and characterization of selenotrisulfide-derivatives of lipoic acid and lipoamide

Self, William T., Tsai, Lin, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Thiol-containing compounds, such as glutathione and cysteine, react with selenite under specific conditions to form selenotrisulfides. Previous studies have focused on isolation and characterization...

Isotope exchange studies on the Escherichia coli selenophosphate synthetase mechanism

Walker, Heidi, Ferretti, James A., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Selenophosphate synthetase, the Escherichia coli selD gene product, is a 37-kDa protein that catalyzes the synthesis of selenophosphate from ATP and selenide. In the absence of selenide, ATP is...

Heparin-binding properties of selenium-containing thioredoxin reductase from HeLa cells and human lung adenocarcinoma cells

Liu, Song-Yuan, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Mammalian selenocysteine-containing thioredoxin reductase (TR) isolated from HeLa cells and from human lung adenocarcinoma cells was separated into two major enzyme species by heparin-agarose...

Human thioredoxin reductase from HeLa cells: Selective alkylation of selenocysteine in the protein inhibits enzyme activity and reduction with NADPH influences affinity to heparin

Gorlatov, Sergey N., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Human thioredoxin reductase (TR) contains selenocysteine (Secys) in a redox center [cysteine (Cys)-497,Secys-498] near the C-terminus. The essential role of Secys in TR isolated from HeLa cells was...

Inhibition of NF-κB DNA binding and nitric oxide induction in human T cells and lung adenocarcinoma cells by selenite treatment

Kim, Ick Young, Stadtman, Thressa C.

NF-κB is a major transcription factor consisting of 50(p50)- and 65(p65)-kDa proteins that controls the expression of various genes, among which are those encoding cytokines, cell adhesion...

Formation of a selenium-substituted rhodanese by reaction with selenite and glutathione: Possible role of a protein perselenide in a selenium delivery system

Ogasawara, Yuki, Lacourciere, Gerard, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Selenophosphate is the active selenium-donor compound required by bacteria and mammals for the specific synthesis of Secys-tRNA, the precursor of selenocysteine in selenoenzymes. Although free...

Direct detection of potential selenium delivery proteins by using an Escherichia coli strain unable to incorporate selenium from selenite into proteins

Lacourciere, Gerard M., Levine, Rodney L., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Selenium can be metabolized for protein synthesis by two major pathways in vivo. In a specific pathway it can be inserted into polypeptide chains as the amino acid selenocysteine, as directed by the...

The iscS gene is essential for the biosynthesis of 2-selenouridine in tRNA and the selenocysteine-containing formate dehydrogenase H

Mihara, Hisaaki, Kato, Shin-ichiro, Lacourciere, Gerard M., Stadtman, Thressa C., Kurihara, Tatsuo, ...

Three NifS-like proteins, IscS, CSD, and CsdB, from Escherichia coli catalyze the removal of sulfur and selenium from l-cysteine and l-selenocysteine, respectively, to form l-alanine. These enzymes...

Clostridium barkeri sp. n

Stadtman, E. R., Stadtman, Thressa C., Pastan, Ira, Smith, Louis Ds.

Clostridium barkeri sp. n. has been described, and its relationship to other clostridia is discussed.

Small Colonies of Clostridium sticklandii Resulting from Nitrosoguanidine Treatment and Exhibiting Defects in Catabolic Enzymes

Schwartz, Arnold C., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Several strains of Clostridium sticklandii, isolated from small colonies arising after treatment with 1-methyl-3-nitro-1-nitrosoguanidine, exhibited markedly depressed activities of certain catabolic...

METABOLISM OF ω-AMINO ACIDS V. : Energetics of the γ-Aminobutyrate Fermentation by Clostridium aminobutyricum1

Hardman, John K., Stadtman, Thressa C.

Hardman, John K. (National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.) and Thressa C. Stadtman. Metabolism of ω-amino acids. V. Energetics of the γ-aminobutyrate fermentation by...

Distribution of two selenonucleosides among the selenium-containing tRNAs from Methanococcus vannielii

Ching, Wei-Mei, Wittwer, Arthur J., Tsai, Lin, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Naturally occurring seleno-tRNAs from Methanococcus vannielii account for 13-20% of the total tRNA population. Two different selenium-modified nucleosides were detected in these seleno-tRNAs. Of the...

Selenophosphate synthetase genes from lung adenocarcinoma cells: Sps1 for recycling l-selenocysteine and Sps2 for selenite assimilation

Tamura, Takashi, Yamamoto, Shinpei, Takahata, Muneaki, Sakaguchi, Hiromich, Tanaka, Hidehiko, Stadtman, Thressa C., ...

A labile selenium donor compound monoselenophosphate is synthesized from selenide and ATP by selenophosphate synthetase (SPS). In the present study, Sps1 and Sps2 were cloned from a cDNA library...

Characterization of potential selenium-binding proteins in the selenophosphate synthetase system

Ogasawara, Yuki, Lacourciere, Gerard M., Ishii, Kazuyuki, Stadtman, Thressa C.

Selenophosphate, an activated form of selenium that can serve as a selenium donor, is generated by the selD gene product, selenophosphate synthetase (SPS). Selenophosphate is required by several...

Methanococcus vannielii selenium-binding protein (SeBP): Chemical reactivity of recombinant SeBP produced in Escherichia coli

Patteson, Kemberly G., Trivedi, Neel, Stadtman, Thressa C.

A selenium-binding protein (SeBP) from Methanococcus vannielii was recently identified, and its gene was isolated and overexpressed in Escherichia coli [Self, W. T., Pierce, R. & Stadtman, T. C....

Selenoproteins—Tracing the Role of a Trace Element in Protein Function

Stadtman, Thressa C

Selenium is an important component of several enzymes, replacing sulfur in cysteine residues. Its discovery and significance are described in this primer.