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Cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) catalyzes the condensation of serine and homocysteine to water and cystathionine, which is then hydrolyzed to cysteine,  α -ketobutyrate and ammonia by cystathionine γ-lyase (CGL) in the reverse transsulfuration pathway. The protozoan parasite  Toxoplasma gondii,  the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, includes both CBS and CGL enzymes. We have recently reported that the putative  T. gondii  CGL gene encodes a functional enzyme. Herein, we cloned and biochemically characterized cDNA encoding CBS from  T. gondii  (TgCBS), which represents a first example of protozoan CBS that does not bind heme but possesses two C-terminal CBS domains. We demonstrated that TgCBS can use both serine and  O -acetylserine to produce cystathionine, converting these substrates to an aminoacrylate intermediate as part of a PLP-catalyzed β-replacement reaction. Besides a role in cysteine biosynthesis, TgCBS can also efficiently produce hydrogen sulfide, preferentially via condensation of cysteine and homocysteine. Unlike the human counterpart and similar to CBS enzymes from lower organisms, the TgCBS activity is not stimulated by  S -adenosylmethionine. This study establishes the presence of an intact functional reverse transsulfuration pathway in  T. gondii  and demonstrates the crucial role of TgCBS in biogenesis of H 2 S.

Cystathionine β-synthase is involved in cysteine biosynthesis and H2S generation in Toxoplasma gondii