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Shi JL, Mitch WA. Lysine and Arginine Reactivity and Transformation Products during Peptide Chlorination. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:5852-5860. [PMID: 36976858 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c09556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Chlorine reactions with peptide-bound amino acids form disinfection byproducts and contribute to pathogen inactivation by degrading protein structure and function. Peptide-bound lysine and arginine are two of the seven chlorine-reactive amino acids, but their reactions with chlorine are poorly characterized. Using N-acetylated lysine and arginine as models for peptide-bound amino acids and authentic small peptides, this study demonstrated conversion of the lysine side chain to mono- and dichloramines and the arginine side chain to mono-, di-, and trichloramines in ≤0.5 h. The lysine chloramines formed lysine nitrile and lysine aldehyde at ∼6% yield over ∼1 week. The arginine chloramines formed ornithine nitrile at ∼3% yield over ∼1 week but not the corresponding aldehyde. While researchers hypothesized that the protein aggregation observed during chlorination arises from covalent Schiff base cross-links between lysine aldehyde and lysine on different proteins, no evidence for Schiff base formation was observed. The rapid formation of chloramines and their slow decay indicate that they are more relevant than the aldehydes and nitriles to byproduct formation and pathogen inactivation over timescales relevant to drinking water distribution. Previous research has indicated that lysine chloramines are cytotoxic and genotoxic to human cells. The conversion of lysine and arginine cationic side chains to neutral chloramines should alter protein structure and function and enhance protein aggregation by hydrophobic interactions, contributing to pathogen inactivation.
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- Jiaming Lily Shi
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Wang Y, Hammer A, Hoefler G, Malle E, Hawkins CL, Chuang CY, Davies MJ. Hypochlorous Acid and Chloramines Induce Specific Fragmentation and Cross-Linking of the G1-IGD-G2 Domains of Recombinant Human Aggrecan, and Inhibit ADAMTS1 Activity. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:antiox12020420. [PMID: 36829979 PMCID: PMC9952545 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12020420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease and a leading cause of mortality. It is characterized by arterial wall plaques that contain high levels of cholesterol and other lipids and activated leukocytes covered by a fibrous cap of extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM undergoes remodelling during atherogenesis, with increased expression of aggrecan, a proteoglycan that binds low-density-lipoproteins (LDL). Aggrecan levels are regulated by proteases, including a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs 1 (ADAMTS1). Activated leukocytes release myeloperoxidase (MPO) extracellularly, where it binds to proteins and proteoglycans. Aggrecan may therefore mediate colocalization of MPO and LDL. MPO generates hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and chloramines (RNHCl species, from reaction of HOCl with amines on amino acids and proteins) that damage LDL and proteins, but effects on aggrecan have not been examined. The present study demonstrates that HOCl cleaves truncated (G1-IGD-G2) recombinant human aggrecan at specific sites within the IGD domain, with these being different from those induced by ADAMTS1 which also cleaves within this region. Irreversible protein cross-links are also formed dose-dependently. These effects are limited by the HOCl scavenger methionine. Chloramines including those formed on amino acids, proteins, and ECM materials induce similar damage. HOCl and taurine chloramines inactivate ADAMTS1 consistent with a switch from proteolytic to oxidative aggrecan fragmentation. Evidence is also presented for colocalization of aggrecan and HOCl-generated epitopes in advanced human atherosclerotic plaques. Overall, these data show that HOCl and chloramines can induce specific modifications on aggrecan, and that these effects are distinct from those of ADAMTS1.
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- Yihe Wang
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Cell Biology, Histology and Embryology, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, Diagnostic & Research Center for Molecular BioMedicine, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Medical University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Correspondence: (C.Y.C.); (M.J.D.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, 2200 Copenhagen, Denmark
- Correspondence: (C.Y.C.); (M.J.D.)
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Impact of Reactive Species on Amino Acids-Biological Relevance in Proteins and Induced Pathologies. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232214049. [PMID: 36430532 PMCID: PMC9692786 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232214049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This review examines the impact of reactive species RS (of oxygen ROS, nitrogen RNS and halogens RHS) on various amino acids, analyzed from a reactive point of view of how during these reactions, the molecules are hydroxylated, nitrated, or halogenated such that they can lose their capacity to form part of the proteins or peptides, and can lose their function. The reactions of the RS with several amino acids are described, and an attempt was made to review and explain the chemical mechanisms of the formation of the hydroxylated, nitrated, and halogenated derivatives. One aim of this work is to provide a theoretical analysis of the amino acids and derivatives compounds in the possible positions. Tyrosine, methionine, cysteine, and tryptophan can react with the harmful peroxynitrite or •OH and •NO2 radicals and glycine, serine, alanine, valine, arginine, lysine, tyrosine, histidine, cysteine, methionine, cystine, tryptophan, glutamine and asparagine can react with hypochlorous acid HOCl. These theoretical results may help to explain the loss of function of proteins subjected to these three types of reactive stresses. We hope that this work can help to assess the potential damage that reactive species can cause to free amino acids or the corresponding residues when they are part of peptides and proteins.
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Redox-Mediated Inactivation of the Transcriptional Repressor RcrR is Responsible for Uropathogenic Escherichia coli's Increased Resistance to Reactive Chlorine Species. mBio 2022; 13:e0192622. [PMID: 36073817 PMCID: PMC9600549 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01926-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The ability to overcome stressful environments is critical for pathogen survival in the host. One challenge for bacteria is the exposure to reactive chlorine species (RCS), which are generated by innate immune cells as a critical part of the oxidative burst. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is the most potent antimicrobial RCS and is associated with extensive macromolecular damage in the phagocytized pathogen. However, bacteria have evolved defense strategies to alleviate the effects of HOCl-mediated damage. Among these are RCS-sensing transcriptional regulators that control the expression of HOCl-protective genes under non-stress and HOCl stress. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC), the major causative agent of urinary tract infections (UTIs), is particularly exposed to infiltrating neutrophils during pathogenesis; however, their responses to and defenses from HOCl are still completely unexplored. Here, we present evidence that UPEC strains tolerate higher levels of HOCl and are better protected from neutrophil-mediated killing compared with other E. coli. Transcriptomic analysis of HOCl-stressed UPEC revealed the upregulation of an operon consisting of three genes, one of which encodes the transcriptional regulator RcrR. We identified RcrR as a HOCl-responsive transcriptional repressor, which, under non-stress conditions, is bound to the operator and represses the expression of its target genes. During HOCl exposure, however, the repressor forms reversible intermolecular disulfide bonds and dissociates from the DNA resulting in the derepression of the operon. Deletion of one of the target genes renders UPEC significantly more susceptible to HOCl and phagocytosis indicating that the HOCl-mediated induction of the regulon plays a major role for UPEC’s HOCl resistance.
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Hawkins CL, Davies MJ. Role of myeloperoxidase and oxidant formation in the extracellular environment in inflammation-induced tissue damage. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 172:633-651. [PMID: 34246778 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The heme peroxidase family generates a battery of oxidants both for synthetic purposes, and in the innate immune defence against pathogens. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is the most promiscuous family member, generating powerful oxidizing species including hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Whilst HOCl formation is important in pathogen removal, this species is also implicated in host tissue damage and multiple inflammatory diseases. Significant oxidant formation and damage occurs extracellularly as a result of MPO release via phagolysosomal leakage, cell lysis, extracellular trap formation, and inappropriate trafficking. MPO binds strongly to extracellular biomolecules including polyanionic glycosaminoglycans, proteoglycans, proteins, and DNA. This localizes MPO and subsequent damage, at least partly, to specific sites and species, including extracellular matrix (ECM) components and plasma proteins/lipoproteins. Biopolymer-bound MPO retains, or has enhanced, catalytic activity, though evidence is also available for non-catalytic effects. These interactions, particularly at cell surfaces and with the ECM/glycocalyx induce cellular dysfunction and altered gene expression. MPO binds with higher affinity to some damaged ECM components, rationalizing its accumulation at sites of inflammation. MPO-damaged biomolecules and fragments act as chemo-attractants and cell activators, and can modulate gene and protein expression in naïve cells, consistent with an increasing cycle of MPO adhesion, activity, damage, and altered cell function at sites of leukocyte infiltration and activation, with subsequent tissue damage and dysfunction. MPO levels are used clinically both diagnostically and prognostically, and there is increasing interest in strategies to prevent MPO-mediated damage; therapeutic aspects are not discussed as these have been reviewed elsewhere.
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- Clare L Hawkins
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Panum Institute, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N, DK-2200, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Panum Institute, Blegdamsvej 3B, Copenhagen N, DK-2200, Denmark.
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Hasan S, Naeem A. The modulation of structural stability of horseradish peroxidase as a consequence of macromolecular crowding. J Mol Recognit 2021; 34:e2902. [PMID: 34013591 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.2902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Macromolecular crowding plays an inevitable role in all biological processes influencing association, conformation, and other characteristics of proteins. Present study is based on the effect of macromolecular crowding on structure of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) enzyme. Concentration-dependent conformational changes induced by crowding agents, dextran 70 and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-4000, were monitored employing a range of biophysical techniques. The intrinsic fluorescence spectra showed transition of protein from native to unfolded state. Marked increase in 8-Anilino-1-naphthalene-sulphonoic acid and Thioflavin T fluorescence indicated presence of non-native moieties with 80 mg/mL dextran. Enhanced absorbance in turbidity, Soret, and Congo red in corroboration with scattering intensity at 350nm results revealed incidence of HRP aggregates. A new peak around 218 nm in CD spectra pointed towards change in secondary structure towards β-sheets. Significant loss of enzyme activity upon structural disruption was seen. Comet assay demonstrated DNA damage and genotoxic nature of HRP aggregates, supporting spectroscopic, and fluorescence results. The normalized results were obtained with 120 mg/mL PEG-4000 close to that of native HRP implying no disruptive effect on structure. It can be hypothesized that macromolecular crowding is a vital element, which can have diverse effects. In this study, dextran 70 was observed to have pro-aggregatory effect while enhanced stability of native enzyme was witnessed with PEG. Hence, it can be stated that PEG has potentially better crowder as it helps retain the native enzyme structure. Routine addition of crowding agents is recommended if biological molecules are to be studied under more physiologically appropriate environments.
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- Samra Hasan
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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Myeloperoxidase: Mechanisms, reactions and inhibition as a therapeutic strategy in inflammatory diseases. Pharmacol Ther 2021; 218:107685. [DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2020.107685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Hasan S, Isar M, Naeem A. Macromolecular crowding stabilises native structure of α-chymotrypsinogen-A against hexafluoropropanol-induced aggregates. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 164:3780-3788. [PMID: 32835802 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.08.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cell interior is extremely congested with tightly packed biological macromolecules that exerts macromolecular crowding effect, influencing biophysical properties of proteins. To have a deeper insight into it we studied consequences of crowding on aggregation susceptibility and structural stability of α-chymotrypsinogen-A, pro-enzyme of serine protease family, upon addition of co-solvent reported to exert stress on polypeptides crafting favourable conditions for aggregation. Hexafluoropropan-2-ol (HFIP), a fluorinated alcohol caused structural disruption at 5% v/v unveiled by reduced intrinsic intensity and blue shifted ANS spectra. Significantly enhanced, red-shifted ThT and Congo red spectra sustained conformational changes concomitant with aggregation. FTIR and CD results confirmed transition of native structure to non-native extended, cross-linked beta-sheets. Transmission electron micrographs visibly exhibited incidence of amorphous aggregates. Macromolecular crowding, typically mimicked by concentrated solutions of dextran 70, was noticeably witnessed to defend conformational stability under denaturing condition. The native structure was retained maximally in presence of 100 mg/ml followed by 200 and 300 mg/ml dextran indicating concentration dependent deceleration of aggregate formation. It can be established that explicit consideration of crowding effects using relevant range of inert crowding agents must be a requisite for presumptions on intracellular conformational behaviour of proteins deduced from in vitro experiments.
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- Samra Hasan
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, U.P., India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, U.P., India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, U.P., India.
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da Cruz Nizer WS, Inkovskiy V, Overhage J. Surviving Reactive Chlorine Stress: Responses of Gram-Negative Bacteria to Hypochlorous Acid. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E1220. [PMID: 32796669 PMCID: PMC7464077 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8081220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) and its active ingredient, hypochlorous acid (HOCl), are the most commonly used chlorine-based disinfectants. HOCl is a fast-acting and potent antimicrobial agent that interacts with several biomolecules, such as sulfur-containing amino acids, lipids, nucleic acids, and membrane components, causing severe cellular damage. It is also produced by the immune system as a first-line of defense against invading pathogens. In this review, we summarize the adaptive responses of Gram-negative bacteria to HOCl-induced stress and highlight the role of chaperone holdases (Hsp33, RidA, Cnox, and polyP) as an immediate response to HOCl stress. We also describe the three identified transcriptional regulators (HypT, RclR, and NemR) that specifically respond to HOCl. Besides the activation of chaperones and transcriptional regulators, the formation of biofilms has been described as an important adaptive response to several stressors, including HOCl. Although the knowledge on the molecular mechanisms involved in HOCl biofilm stimulation is limited, studies have shown that HOCl induces the formation of biofilms by causing conformational changes in membrane properties, overproducing the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix, and increasing the intracellular concentration of cyclic-di-GMP. In addition, acquisition and expression of antibiotic resistance genes, secretion of virulence factors and induction of the viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state has also been described as an adaptive response to HOCl. In general, the knowledge of how bacteria respond to HOCl stress has increased over time; however, the molecular mechanisms involved in this stress response is still in its infancy. A better understanding of these mechanisms could help understand host-pathogen interactions and target specific genes and molecules to control bacterial spread and colonization.
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- Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada; (W.S.d.C.N.); (V.I.)
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Okamoto N, Bito T, Hiura N, Yamamoto A, Iida M, Baba Y, Fujita T, Ishihara A, Yabuta Y, Watanabe F. Food Additives (Hypochlorous Acid Water, Sodium Metabisulfite, and Sodium Sulfite) Strongly Affect the Chemical and Biological Properties of Vitamin B 12 in Aqueous Solution. ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:6207-6214. [PMID: 32226906 PMCID: PMC7097994 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Food additives, such as hypochlorous acid water, sodium metabisulfite, and sodium sulfite, strongly affect the chemical and biological properties of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) in aqueous solution. When cyanocobalamin (10 μmol/L) was treated with these compounds, hypochlorous acid water (an effective chlorine concentration of 30 ppm) rapidly reacted with cyanocobalamin. The maximum absorptions at 361 and 550 nm completely disappeared by 1 h, and vitamin B12 activity was lost. There were no significant changes observed in the absorption spectra of cyanocobalamin for 0.01% (w/v) sodium metabisulfite; however, a small amount of the reaction product was formed within 48 h, which was subsequently identified as sulfitocobalamin through high-performance liquid chromatography. Similar results were shown for sodium sulfite. The effects of these food additives on the vitamin B12 content of red shrimp and beef meats were determined, revealing no significant difference in vitamin B12 content of shrimp and beef meats with or without the treatment even in hypochlorous acid water. The results suggest that these food additives could not react with food vitamin B12 in food, as most of this vitamin present in food is its protein-bound form rather than the free form.
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- Naho Okamoto
- The
United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori City, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- The
United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori City, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
- Faculty
of Agriculture, School of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental
Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- Faculty
of Agriculture, School of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental
Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- Faculty
of Agriculture, School of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental
Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- Faculty
of Agriculture, School of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental
Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- Faculty
of Agriculture, School of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental
Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- Faculty
of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Shinshu University, Nagano 399-4598, Japan
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- The
United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori City, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
- Faculty
of Agriculture, School of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental
Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- The
United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori City, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
- Faculty
of Agriculture, School of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental
Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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- The
United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori City, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
- Faculty
of Agriculture, School of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental
Sciences, Tottori University, Tottori 680-8553, Japan
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Ahmad P, Tantry IQ, Ali A, Siddiqui SA, Rehman SU, Waris S, Jairajpuri MA. Structural alteration in hypochlorous acid modified antithrombin indicates generation of neo-epitopes. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 685:108332. [PMID: 32194043 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Increased tendency of cancer patients to develop venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with high rates of mortality. Elevation of procoagulant proteins and down regulation of naturally occurring coagulation inhibitors appears to form the basis of high risk of VTE in malignancy. A reduced level of anticoagulant protein like antithrombin (AT) will influence both coagulation and angiogenesis, as its cleaved and latent conformations show potent antiangiogenic activity. We show a concentration dependent perturbation in the secondary and tertiary structures of AT conformers exposed to hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Modulated under a very narrow concentration range of HOCl, native AT undergoes oligomerization, aggregation and fragmentation based on spectroscopic, SDS and native-PAGE studies. Factor Xa inhibition assay demonstrated a progressive decrease in inhibition activity of AT on modification by HOCl. Bis-ANS result showed that hydrophobic patches were more exposed in the case of HOCl-modified AT when assessed fluorometrically. Dosage of HOCl-modified AT in experimental animals induced high titer antibodies showing more specificity towards modified forms in comparison to unmodified forms. Auto-antibodies isolated from cancer patients also showed enhanced binding with HOCl-modified AT in comparison to native counterpart. Compared to normal AT, structurally and functionally altered conformation of HOCl-modified AT showed increased immunogenic sensitivity. HOCl modified AT can contribute to prothrombotic and angiogenic environment during cancer progression/development.
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- Parvez Ahmad
- Protein Conformation and Enzymology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, 110025, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, 110062, India.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 202002, India.
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- Protein Conformation and Enzymology Lab, Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, 110025, India.
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Pires IS, Belcher DA, Hickey R, Miller C, Badu‐Tawiah AK, Baek JH, Buehler PW, Palmer AF. Novel manufacturing method for producing apohemoglobin and its biophysical properties. Biotechnol Bioeng 2019; 117:125-145. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.27193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2019] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Ivan S. Pires
- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryThe Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Division of Hematology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and ResearchFood and Drug Administration Silver Spring Maryland
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- Laboratory of Biochemistry and Vascular Biology, Division of Hematology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and ResearchFood and Drug Administration Silver Spring Maryland
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- William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe Ohio State University Columbus Ohio
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Ulfig A, Schulz AV, Müller A, Lupilov N, Leichert LI. N-chlorination mediates protective and immunomodulatory effects of oxidized human plasma proteins. eLife 2019; 8:47395. [PMID: 31298656 PMCID: PMC6650281 DOI: 10.7554/elife.47395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), a powerful antimicrobial oxidant, is produced by neutrophils to fight infections. Here, we show that N-chlorination, induced by HOCl concentrations encountered at sites of inflammation, converts blood plasma proteins into chaperone-like holdases that protect other proteins from aggregation. This chaperone-like conversion was reversible by antioxidants and was abrogated by prior methylation of basic amino acids. Furthermore, reversible N-chlorination of basic amino acid side chains is the major factor that converts plasma proteins into efficient activators of immune cells. Finally, HOCl-modified serum albumin was found to act as a pro-survival molecule that protects neutrophils from cell death induced by highly immunogenic foreign antigens. We propose that activation and enhanced persistence of neutrophils mediated by HOCl-modified plasma proteins, resulting in the increased and prolonged generation of ROS, including HOCl, constitutes a potentially detrimental positive feedback loop that can only be attenuated through the reversible nature of the modification involved.
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- Agnes Ulfig
- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry - Microbial Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry - Microbial Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry - Microbial Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry - Microbial Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry - Microbial Biochemistry, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Siddiqi MK, Alam P, Malik S, Majid N, Chaturvedi SK, Rajan S, Ajmal MR, Khan MV, Uversky VN, Khan RH. Stabilizing proteins to prevent conformational changes required for amyloid fibril formation. J Cell Biochem 2019; 120:2642-2656. [PMID: 30242891 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Amyloid fibrillation is associated with several human maladies, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's diseases, prions, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and type 2 diabetes diseases. Gaining insights into the mechanism of amyloid fibril formation and exploring novel approaches to fibrillation inhibition are crucial for preventing amyloid diseases. Here, we hypothesized that ligands capable of stabilizing the native state of query proteins might prevent protein unfolding, which, in turn, may reduce the propensity of proteins to form amyloid fibrils. We demonstrated the efficient inhibition of amyloid formation of the human serum albumin (HSA) (up to 85%) and human insulin (up to 80%) by a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, ibuprofen (IBFN). IBFN significantly increases the conformational stability of both HSA and insulin, as confirmed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Moreover, increasing concentration of IBFN boosts its amyloid inhibitory propensity in a linear fashion by influencing the nucleation phase as assayed by thioflavin T fluorescence, transmission electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering. Furthermore, circular dichroism analysis supported the DSC results, showing that IBFN binds to the native state of proteins and almost completely prevents their tendency to lose secondary and tertiary structures. Cell toxicity assay confirms that species formed in the presence of IBFN are less toxic to neuronal cells (SH-SY5Y). These results demonstrate the feasibility of using a small molecule to stabilize the native state of proteins, thereby preventing the amyloidogenic conformational changes, which appear to be the common link in several human amyloid diseases.
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.,Kususma School of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Protein Research Group, Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Molecular Medicine, USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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Amin F, Bano B. Spectroscopic studies on free radical coalescing antioxidants and brain protein cystatin. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2018; 37:2949-2959. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1500946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Fakhra Amin
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of life sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of life sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaCommunicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
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Siddiqi MK, Alam P, Iqbal T, Majid N, Malik S, Nusrat S, Alam A, Ajmal MR, Uversky VN, Khan RH. Elucidating the Inhibitory Potential of Designed Peptides Against Amyloid Fibrillation and Amyloid Associated Cytotoxicity. Front Chem 2018; 6:311. [PMID: 30123793 PMCID: PMC6085999 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Inhibition of fibrillation process and disaggregation of mature fibrils using small peptide are the promising remedial strategies to combat neurodegenerative diseases. However, designing peptide-based drugs to target β-sheet-rich amyloid has been a major challenge. The current work describes, for the first time, the amyloid inhibitory potential of the two short peptides (selected on the basis of predisposition of their amino acid residues toward β-sheet formation) using combination of biophysical, imaging methods, and docking approaches. Results showed that peptides employed different mechanisms to inhibit the amyloid fibrillation. Furthermore, they were also effective in blocking the amyloid fibrillation pathway. In contrary to the insulin fibrillar mesh, significantly less fibrillar species appeared in the presence of peptides, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Circular dichroism analysis indicated that although peptides did not stabilize the native state of insulin, they inhibited amyloid aggregation by reducing the formation of β-sheet rich structures. Hemolytic assay revealed the non-hemolytic nature of the species formed when insulin was co-incubated with the peptides. Therefore, despite the inherent potential to form β-sheet structure, these peptides inhibited the amyloid formation and potentially can be used as therapeutics for the treatment of amyloid-related diseases.
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- Mohammad K Siddiqi
- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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- Protein Research Group, Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Molecular Medicine and USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Research Institute, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
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Kim MJ, Vargas MR, Harlan BA, Killoy KM, Ball LE, Comte-Walters S, Gooz M, Yamamoto Y, Beckman JS, Barbeito L, Pehar M. Nitration and Glycation Turn Mature NGF into a Toxic Factor for Motor Neurons: A Role for p75 NTR and RAGE Signaling in ALS. Antioxid Redox Signal 2018; 28:1587-1602. [PMID: 28537420 PMCID: PMC5962334 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2016.6966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Glycating stress can occur together with oxidative stress during neurodegeneration and contribute to the pathogenic mechanism. Nerve growth factor (NGF) accumulates in several neurodegenerative diseases. Besides promoting survival, NGF can paradoxically induce cell death by signaling through the p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR). The ability of NGF to induce cell death is increased by nitration of its tyrosine residues under conditions associated with increased peroxynitrite formation. AIMS Here we investigated whether glycation also changes the ability of NGF to induce cell death and assessed the ability of post-translational modified NGF to signal through the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGEs). We also explored the potential role of RAGE-p75NTR interaction in the motor neuron death occurring in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) models. RESULTS Glycation promoted NGF oligomerization and ultimately allowed the modified neurotrophin to signal through RAGE and p75NTR to induce motor neuron death at low physiological concentrations. A similar mechanism was observed for nitrated NGF. We provide evidence for the interaction of RAGE with p75NTR at the cell surface. Moreover, we observed that post-translational modified NGF was present in the spinal cord of an ALS mouse model. In addition, NGF signaling through RAGE and p75NTR was involved in astrocyte-mediated motor neuron toxicity, a pathogenic feature of ALS. INNOVATION Oxidative modifications occurring under stress conditions can enhance the ability of mature NGF to induce neuronal death at physiologically relevant concentrations, and RAGE is a new p75NTR coreceptor contributing to this pathway. CONCLUSION Our results indicate that NGF-RAGE/p75NTR signaling may be a therapeutic target in ALS. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 28, 1587-1602.
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- Mi Jin Kim
- 1 Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina
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- 1 Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina
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- 1 Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina
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- 1 Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina
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- 1 Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina
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- 1 Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina
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- 2 Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina
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- 3 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Vascular Biology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Sciences , Kanazawa, Japan
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- 4 Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Linus Pauling Institute, Environmental Health Sciences Center, Oregon State University , Corvallis, Oregon
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- 5 Institut Pasteur de Montevideo , Montevideo, Uruguay
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- 1 Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, South Carolina
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Verrastro I, Tveen-Jensen K, Spickett CM, Pitt AR. The effect of HOCl-induced modifications on phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) structure and function. Free Radic Res 2018; 52:232-247. [DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2018.1424333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Ivan Verrastro
- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Life and Health Sciences, Aston University, Birmingham, UK
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Green JN, Chapman ALP, Bishop CJ, Winterbourn CC, Kettle AJ. Neutrophil granule proteins generate bactericidal ammonia chloramine on reaction with hydrogen peroxide. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 113:363-371. [PMID: 29055823 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.10.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Revised: 10/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
The neutrophil enzyme, myeloperoxidase, by converting hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and chloride to hypochlorous acid (HOCl), provides important defense against ingested micro-organisms. However, there is debate about how efficiently HOCl is produced within the phagosome and whether its reactions with phagosomal constituents influence the killing mechanism. The phagosome is a small space surrounding the ingested organism, into which superoxide, H2O2 and high concentrations of proteins from cytoplasmic granules are released. Previous studies imply that HOCl is produced in the phagosome, but a large proportion should react with proteins before reaching the microbe. To mimic these conditions, we subjected neutrophil granule extract to sequential doses of H2O2. Myeloperoxidase in the extract converted all the H2O2 to HOCl, which reacted with the granule proteins. 3-Chlorotyrosine, protein carbonyls and large amounts of chloramines were produced. At higher doses of H2O2, the extract developed potent bactericidal activity against Staphylococcus aureus. This activity was due to ammonia monochloramine, formed as a secondary product from protein chloramines and dichloramines. Isolated myeloperoxidase and elastase also became bactericidal when modified with HOCl and antibacterial activity was seen with a range of species. Comparison of levels of protein modification in the extract and in phagosomes implies that a relatively low proportion of phagosomal H2O2 would be converted to HOCl, but there should be sufficient for substantial protein chloramine formation and some breakdown to ammonia monochloramine. It is possible that HOCl could kill ingested bacteria by an indirect mechanism involving protein oxidation and monochloramine formation.
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- Jessie N Green
- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Boncler M, Kehrel B, Szewczyk R, Stec-Martyna E, Bednarek R, Brodde M, Watala C. Oxidation of C-reactive protein by hypochlorous acid leads to the formation of potent platelet activator. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 107:2701-2714. [PMID: 29111269 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.10.159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Revised: 10/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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We examined the structural and functional consequences of oxidative modification of C-reactive protein (CRP) by hypochlorous acid (HOCl), which can be generated in vivo via the myeloperoxidase/H2O2/Cl- system. HOCl exposure resulted in the oxidation and chlorination of CRP amino acid residues, leading to protein unfolding, greater surface hydrophobicity and the formation of aggregates. After treatment of isolated platelets with 50μg/ml HOCl-CRP, the modified CRP significantly stimulated platelet activation (over 10-fold increase in the fraction of CD62-positive platelets compared to controls, P<0.008), enhanced deposition of platelets onto immobilized fibrinogen (two-fold rise in platelet adhesion compared to controls, P<0.0001), and induced platelet aggregation by up to 79.5%. The ability of HOCl-CRP to interact with several platelet receptors (TLR-4, GPIIbIIIa) and plasma proteins (C1q, IgG) strongly indicates that HOCl-modification leads to structural changes of CRP resulting in the formation of new ligand binding sites, which is characteristic of the monomeric form of CRP exerting pro-inflammatory effects on a variety of cells. Overall, the oxidation of native CRP by HOCl seems to represent an alternative mechanism of CRP modification, by which CRP reveals its pro-inflammatory and pro-thrombotic properties, and as such, it might be of causal relevance in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
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- Magdalena Boncler
- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Experimental and Clinical Haemostasis, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Cytobiology and Proteomics, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Experimental and Clinical Haemostasis, University Hospital, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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Zhou Z, He X, Zhou M, Meng F. Chemically induced alterations in the characteristics of fouling-causing bio-macromolecules - Implications for the chemical cleaning of fouled membranes. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 108:115-123. [PMID: 27852452 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.10.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Revised: 10/15/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Chemical cleaning is an essential process for the permeability recovery of fouled membranes, which is highly related to the interactions between chemicals and bio-macromolecules in fouling layers. In this study, three bio-macromolecules (i.e., effluent biopolymers (i.e., 0.45 μm-100 kDa) from a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant, bovine serum albumin (BSA) and dextran) were exposed to different chemicals (i.e., NaClO, H2O2, NaOH, and HCl) with varied concentrations to understand the changes in their properties and functional groups. The results showed that exposure to oxidants and alkali decreased the consistency index of all bio-macromolecules. With an increased oxidant dose, the molecular sizes of effluent biopolymers and dextran continuously reduced because of the oxidative cleavage of the long molecule chains. However, the molecular size of BSA sharply increased after being treated with oxidants and alkali, likely due to the cross-linkage of protein molecules. Three-dimensional fluorescence excitation-emission matrix (3D-EEM) spectra showed that the aromatic protein-like and humic substances in the effluent biopolymers were destructed readily during the treatments of oxidants and alkali. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyse further confirmed that exposures to NaClO, H2O2 and NaOH led to the destruction of protein structures (i.e., amide I, II and III), the increase of carbonyl and carboxyl groups, and the decrease of fatty acids/lipids, all of which could make the bio-macromolecules more hydrophilic. Most importantly, the bio-macromolecules exposed to chemicals had better filterability, and their permeability through membranes also significantly increased, which could be explained well by the above analysis. The chemical cleaning mechanisms of fouled membranes are understood in depth in this study, and all of the results shed light on the implementation of on-line chemical enhanced backwashing in membrane processes.
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- Zhongbo Zhou
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou 510275, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology (Sun Yat-sen University), Guangzhou 510275, China.
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Huang X, Kanerva P, Salovaara H, Sontag-Strohm T. Degradation of C-hordein by metal-catalysed oxidation. Food Chem 2016; 196:1256-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.10.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Revised: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 10/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yue Y, Huo F, Yin C, Escobedo JO, Strongin RM. Recent progress in chromogenic and fluorogenic chemosensors for hypochlorous acid. Analyst 2016; 141:1859-73. [PMID: 26883493 PMCID: PMC4789306 DOI: 10.1039/c6an00158k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Due to the biological and industrial importance of hypochlorous acid, the development of optical probes for HOCl has been an active research area. Hypochlorous acid and hypochlorite can oxidize electron-rich analytes with accompanying changes in molecular sensor spectroscopic profiles. Probes for such processes may monitor HOCl levels in the environment or in an organism and via bio-labeling or bioimaging techniques. This review summarizes recent developments in the area of chromogenic and fluorogenic chemosensors for HOCl.
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- Yongkang Yue
- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Research Institute of Applied Chemistry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.
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Genaro-Mattos TC, Queiroz RF, Cunha D, Appolinario PP, Di Mascio P, Nantes IL, Augusto O, Miyamoto S. Cytochrome c Reacts with Cholesterol Hydroperoxides To Produce Lipid- and Protein-Derived Radicals. Biochemistry 2015; 54:2841-50. [DOI: 10.1021/bi501409d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Thiago C. Genaro-Mattos
- Departamento
de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
- Departamento
de Química e Exatas, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Jequié, BA 45200-000, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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- Centro
de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP 09210-580, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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- Departamento
de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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Dahl JU, Gray MJ, Jakob U. Protein quality control under oxidative stress conditions. J Mol Biol 2015; 427:1549-63. [PMID: 25698115 PMCID: PMC4357566 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Accumulation of reactive oxygen and chlorine species (RO/CS) is generally regarded to be a toxic and highly undesirable event, which serves as contributing factor in aging and many age-related diseases. However, it is also put to excellent use during host defense, when high levels of RO/CS are produced to kill invading microorganisms and regulate bacterial colonization. Biochemical and cell biological studies of how bacteria and other microorganisms deal with RO/CS have now provided important new insights into the physiological consequences of oxidative stress, the major targets that need protection, and the cellular strategies employed by organisms to mitigate the damage. This review examines the redox-regulated mechanisms by which cells maintain a functional proteome during oxidative stress. We will discuss the well-characterized redox-regulated chaperone Hsp33, and we will review recent discoveries demonstrating that oxidative stress-specific activation of chaperone function is a much more widespread phenomenon than previously anticipated. New members of this group include the cytosolic ATPase Get3 in yeast, the Escherichia coli protein RidA, and the mammalian protein α2-macroglobulin. We will conclude our review with recent evidence showing that inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), whose accumulation significantly increases bacterial oxidative stress resistance, works by a protein-like chaperone mechanism. Understanding the relationship between oxidative and proteotoxic stresses will improve our understanding of both host-microbe interactions and how mammalian cells combat the damaging side effects of uncontrolled RO/CS production, a hallmark of inflammation.
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- Jan-Ulrik Dahl
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048, USA.
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Bao Loan HN, Devlieghere F, Van Hoeke C, De Meulenaer B. 3-Chlorotyrosine formation in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) and European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa) fillets treated with sodium hypochlorite. Food Res Int 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Müller A, Langklotz S, Lupilova N, Kuhlmann K, Bandow JE, Leichert LIO. Activation of RidA chaperone function by N-chlorination. Nat Commun 2014; 5:5804. [PMID: 25517874 PMCID: PMC4284807 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli RidA is a member of a structurally conserved, yet functionally highly diverse protein family involved in translation inhibition (human), Hsp90-like chaperone activity (fruit fly) and enamine/imine deamination (Salmonella enterica). Here, we show that E. coli RidA modified with HOCl acts as a highly effective chaperone. Although activation of RidA is reversed by treatment with DTT, ascorbic acid, the thioredoxin system and glutathione, it is independent of cysteine modification. Instead, treatment with HOCl or chloramines decreases the amino group content of RidA by reversibly N-chlorinating positively charged residues. N-chlorination increases hydrophobicity of RidA and promotes binding to a wide spectrum of unfolded cytosolic proteins. Deletion of ridA results in an HOCl-sensitive phenotype. HOCl-mediated N-chlorination thus is a cysteine-independent post-translational modification that reversibly turns RidA into an effective chaperone holdase, which plays a crucial role in the protection of cytosolic proteins during oxidative stress. Hypochlorous acid generated by neutrophils acts as a potent antibacterial agent. Müller et al. now show that this oxidant directly activates a protective counter-response in E. coli by N-chlorinating the protein RidA and converting it into an effective protein chaperone.
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- Alexandra Müller
- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry-Microbial Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Biology of Microorganisms, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry-Microbial Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Medizinisches Proteom-Center, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Biology of Microorganisms, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Pathobiochemistry-Microbial Biochemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstrasse 150, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Zeng T, Wilson CJ, Mitch WA. Effect of chemical oxidation on the sorption tendency of dissolved organic matter to a model hydrophobic surface. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:5118-5126. [PMID: 24697505 DOI: 10.1021/es405257b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The application of chemical oxidants may alter the sorption properties of dissolved organic matter (DOM), such as humic and fulvic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids, affecting their fate in water treatment processes, including attachment to other organic components, activated carbon, and membranes (e.g., organic fouling). Similar reactions with chlorine (HOCl) and bromine (HOBr) produced at inflammatory sites in vivo affect the fate of biomolecules (e.g., protein aggregation). In this study, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) was used to evaluate changes in the noncovalent interactions of proteins, polysaccharides, fatty acids, and humic and fulvic acids with a model hydrophobic surface as a function of increasing doses of HOCl, HOBr, and ozone (O3). All three oxidants enhanced the sorption tendency of proteins to the hydrophobic surface at low doses but reduced their sorption tendency at high doses. All three oxidants reduced the sorption tendency of polysaccharides and fatty acids to the hydrophobic surface. HOCl and HOBr increased the sorption tendency of humic and fulvic acids to the hydrophobic surface with maxima at moderate doses, while O3 decreased their sorption tendency. The behavior observed with two water samples was similar to that observed with humic and fulvic acids, pointing to the importance of these constituents. For chlorination, the highest sorption tendency to the hydrophobic surface was observed within the range of doses typically applied during water treatment. These results suggest that ozone pretreatment would minimize membrane fouling by DOM, while chlorine pretreatment would promote DOM removal by activated carbon.
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- Teng Zeng
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University , 9 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States
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Hypochlorite-induced structural modifications enhance the chaperone activity of human α2-macroglobulin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:E2081-90. [PMID: 24799681 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1403379111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Hypochlorite, an oxidant generated in vivo by the innate immune system, kills invading pathogens largely by inducing the misfolding of microbial proteins. Concomitantly, the nonspecific activity of hypochlorite also damages host proteins, and the accumulation of damaged (misfolded) proteins is implicated in the pathology of a variety of debilitating human disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, and arthritis). It is well-known that cells respond to oxidative stress by up-regulating proteostasis machinery, but the direct activation of mammalian chaperones by hypochlorite has not, to our knowledge, been previously reported. In this study, we show that hypochlorite-induced modifications of human α2-macroglobulin (α2M) markedly increase its chaperone activity by generating species, particularly dimers formed by dissociation of the native tetramer, which have enhanced surface hydrophobicity. Moreover, dimeric α2M is generated in whole-blood plasma in the presence of physiologically relevant amounts of hypochlorite. The chaperone activity of hypochlorite-modified α2M involves the formation of stable soluble complexes with misfolded client proteins, including heat-denatured enzymes, oxidized fibrinogen, oxidized LDL, and native or oxidized amyloid β-peptide (Aβ1-42). Here, we show that hypochlorite-modified α2M delivers its misfolded cargo to lipoprotein receptors on macrophages and reduces Aβ1-42 neurotoxicity. Our results support the conclusion that α2M is a specialized chaperone that prevents the extracellular accumulation of misfolded and potentially pathogenic proteins, particularly during innate immune system activity.
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Ronsein GE, Winterbourn CC, Di Mascio P, Kettle AJ. Cross-linking methionine and amine residues with reactive halogen species. Free Radic Biol Med 2014; 70:278-87. [PMID: 24486343 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2014.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2013] [Revised: 01/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Irreversible cross-links are increasingly being recognized as important posttranslational oxidative protein modifications that contribute to tissue injury during oxidative stress and inflammation. They also have a structural function in extracellular matrix proteins such as collagen IV. Likely contenders for forming such cross-links are the reactive halogen species that are generated by neutrophils and eosinophils, including hypochlorous acid, hypobromous acid, and their related haloamines. Methionine residues are kinetically preferred targets for these oxidants and oxidation can potentially result in sulfilimine (>S=N-) bonds with amines. Therefore, we investigated whether oxidation of methionine in the model peptide formyl-Met-Leu-Phe-Lys (fMLFK) produces cross-links with lysine residues, using mass spectrometry to characterize the products. As expected, the sulfoxide was the major product with each reactive halogen species. However, intra- and intermolecular cross-linked products were also formed. Isomers of an intramolecular sulfilimine were readily produced by hypobromous acid and bromamines, with hypochlorous acid forming lesser amounts. The predominant cross-link with chloramines was an intermolecular bond between the sulfur of fMLFK and the amine derived from the chloramine. Reactive halogen species also formed these sulfilimine cross-links in other peptides that contain methionine. We propose that protein cross-links involving methionine and amine residues will form via this mechanism when granulocytes are activated at sites of inflammation. Our results also support the proposal that reactive halogen species generated by the peroxidase peroxidasin could be responsible for the sulfilimine bonds that are integral to the structure of collagen IV.
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- Graziella E Ronsein
- Departamento de Bioquí;mica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- The Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago at Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Departamento de Bioquí;mica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- The Centre for Free Radical Research, Department of Pathology, University of Otago at Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Gray MJ, Wholey WY, Wagner NO, Cremers CM, Mueller-Schickert A, Hock NT, Krieger AG, Smith EM, Bender RA, Bardwell JCA, Jakob U. Polyphosphate is a primordial chaperone. Mol Cell 2014; 53:689-99. [PMID: 24560923 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2014.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Revised: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Composed of up to 1,000 phospho-anhydride bond-linked phosphate monomers, inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is one of the most ancient, conserved, and enigmatic molecules in biology. Here we demonstrate that polyP functions as a hitherto unrecognized chaperone. We show that polyP stabilizes proteins in vivo, diminishes the need for other chaperone systems to survive proteotoxic stress conditions, and protects a wide variety of proteins against stress-induced unfolding and aggregation. In vitro studies reveal that polyP has protein-like chaperone qualities, binds to unfolding proteins with high affinity in an ATP-independent manner, and supports their productive refolding once nonstress conditions are restored. Our results uncover a universally important function for polyP and suggest that these long chains of inorganic phosphate may have served as one of nature's first chaperones, a role that continues to the present day.
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- Michael J Gray
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA; Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Advanced oxidation protein products are generated by bovine neutrophils and inhibit free radical production in vitro. Vet J 2013; 199:162-8. [PMID: 24291143 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Despite the recognised importance of oxidative stress in the health and immune function of dairy cows, protein oxidation markers have been poorly studied in this species. The current study aimed to characterise markers of protein oxidation generated by activated bovine neutrophils and investigate the biological effects of advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) on bovine neutrophils. Markers of protein oxidation (AOPP, dityrosines and carbonyls) were measured in culture medium containing bovine serum albumin (BSA) exposed to neutrophils. The effect of AOPP-BSA on generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was assessed by chemiluminescence. Activation of caspases-3, -8 and -9 and the presence of DNA laddering were used as apoptosis markers. Greater amounts of AOPP were generated by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-activated than non-activated neutrophils (1.46 ± 0.13 vs. 0.75 ± 0.13 nmol/mg protein, respectively; P<0.05). Activated neutrophils and hypochlorous acid generated slightly different patterns of oxidized protein markers. Exposure to AOPP-BSA did not stimulate ROS production. Activated neutrophils generated a lesser amount of ROS when incubated with AOPP-BSA (P<0.001). Activation with PMA induced a loss of viable neutrophils after 3h, which was greater with AOPP-BSA incubation (P<0.05). Detectable amounts of active caspases-3, -8 and -9 were found in nearly all samples but differences in caspase activation or DNA laddering were not observed comparing treatment groups. Apoptosis was unlikely to be responsible for the greater loss of PMA-activated neutrophils cultured in AOPP-BSA and it is possible that primary necrosis occurred. The results suggest that accumulation of oxidized proteins at an inflammatory site might result in a progressive reduction of neutrophil viability.
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Maitra D, Shaeib F, Abdulhamid I, Abdulridha RM, Saed GM, Diamond MP, Pennathur S, Abu-Soud HM. Myeloperoxidase acts as a source of free iron during steady-state catalysis by a feedback inhibitory pathway. Free Radic Biol Med 2013; 63:90-8. [PMID: 23624305 PMCID: PMC3863623 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2013.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is a heme-containing enzyme that generates hypochlorous acid (HOCl) from chloride (Cl(-)) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂). It is implicated in the pathology of several chronic inflammatory conditions such as cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases and cancer. Recently we have shown that HOCl can destroy the heme prosthetic group of hemoproteins. Here, we investigated whether the HOCl formed during steady-state catalysis is able to destroy the MPO heme moiety and thereby function as a major source of free iron. UV-visible spectra and H₂O₂-specific electrode measurements recorded during steady-state HOCl synthesis by MPO showed that the degree of MPO heme destruction increased after multiple additions of H₂O₂ (10 µM), precluding the enzyme from functioning at maximum activity (80-90% inhibition). MPO heme destruction occurred only in the presence of Cl(-). Stopped-flow measurements revealed that the HOCl-mediated MPO heme destruction was complex and occurred through transient ferric species whose formation and decay kinetics indicated it participates in heme destruction along with subsequent free iron release. MPO heme depletion was confirmed by the buildup of free iron utilizing the ferrozine assay. Hypochlorous acid, once generated, first equilibrates in the solution as a whole before binding to the heme iron and initiating heme destruction. Eliminating HOCl from the MPO milieu by scavenging HOCl, destabilizing the MPO-Compound I-Cl complex that could be formed during catalysis, and/or inhibiting MPO catalytic activity partially or completely protects MPO from HOCl insults. Collectively, this study elucidates the bidirectional relationship between MPO and HOCl, which highlights the potential role of MPO as a source of free iron.
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- Dhiman Maitra
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Corresponding author. Fax: 313 577 8554. (H. M. Abu-Soud)
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Neutrophils Turn Plasma Proteins into Weapons against HIV-1. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66073. [PMID: 23840401 PMCID: PMC3694086 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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As a consequence of innate immune activation granulocytes and macrophages produce hypochlorite/hypochlorous acid (HOCl) via secretion of myeloperoxidase (MPO) to the outside of the cells, where HOCl immediately reacts with proteins. Most proteins that become altered by this system do not belong to the invading microorganism but to the host. While there is no doubt that the myeloperoxidase system is capable of directly inactivating HIV-1, we hypothesized that it may have an additional indirect mode of action. We show in this article that HOCl is able to chemically alter proteins and thus turn them into Idea-Ps (Idea-P = immune defence-altered protein), potent amyloid-like and SH-groups capturing antiviral weapons against HIV-1. HOCl-altered plasma proteins (Idea-PP) have the capacity to bind efficiently and with high affinity to the HIV-1 envelope protein gp120, and to its receptor CD4 as well as to the protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). Idea-PP was able to inhibit viral infection and replication in a cell culture system as shown by reduced number of infected cells and of syncytia, resulting in reduction of viral capsid protein p24 in the culture supernatant. The unmodified plasma protein fraction had no effect. HOCl-altered isolated proteins antithrombin III and human serum albumin, taken as representative examples of the whole pool of plasma proteins, were both able to exert the same activity of binding to gp120 and inhibition of viral proliferation. These data offer an opportunity to improve the understanding of the intricacies of host-pathogen interactions and allow the generation of the following hypothetical scheme: natural immune defense mechanisms generate by posttranslational modification of plasma proteins a potent virucidal weapon that immobilizes the virus as well as inhibits viral fusion and thus entry into the host cells. Furthermore simulation of this mechanism in vitro might provide an interesting new therapeutic approach against microorganisms.
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Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), the active ingredient of household bleach, is the most common disinfectant in medical, industrial, and domestic use and plays an important role in microbial killing in the innate immune system. Given the critical importance of the antimicrobial properties of chlorine to public health, it is surprising how little is known about the ways in which bacteria sense and respond to reactive chlorine species (RCS). Although the literature on bacterial responses to reactive oxygen species (ROS) is enormous, work addressing bacterial responses to RCS has begun only recently. Transcriptomic and proteomic studies now provide new insights into how bacteria mount defenses against this important class of antimicrobial compounds. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge, emphasizing the overlaps between RCS stress responses and other more well-characterized bacterial defense systems, and identify outstanding questions that represent productive avenues for future research.
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- Michael J Gray
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1048; , ,
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Gray MJ, Wholey WY, Parker BW, Kim M, Jakob U. NemR is a bleach-sensing transcription factor. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:13789-98. [PMID: 23536188 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.454421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Little is known about how bacteria sense or respond to reactive chlorine species, such as bleach. RESULTS NemR is a redox-regulated transcription factor which senses bleach. CONCLUSION NemR controls expression of genes encoding electrophile detoxification enzymes, which increase bleach resistance. SIGNIFICANCE We demonstrate a bleach-sensing bacterial response system and a new mechanism contributing to bacterial bleach survival. Hypochlorous acid (HOCl), the active component of household bleach, also functions as a powerful antimicrobial during the innate immune response. Despite its widespread use, surprisingly little is known about how cells sense or respond to HOCl. We now demonstrate that Escherichia coli NemR is a redox-regulated transcriptional repressor, which uses the oxidation status of HOCl-sensitive cysteine residues to respond to bleach and related reactive chlorine species. NemR controls bleach-mediated expression of two enzymes required for detoxification of reactive electrophiles: glyoxalase I and N-ethylmaleimide reductase. Both enzymes contribute to bacterial bleach survival. These results provide evidence that bleach resistance relies on the capacity of organisms to specifically sense reactive chlorine species and respond with the up-regulation of enzymes dedicated to detoxification of methylglyoxal and other reactive electrophiles.
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- Michael J Gray
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Binder V, Ljubojevic S, Haybaeck J, Holzer M, El-Gamal D, Schicho R, Pieske B, Heinemann A, Marsche G. The myeloperoxidase product hypochlorous acid generates irreversible high-density lipoprotein receptor inhibitors. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2013; 33:1020-7. [PMID: 23493288 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.113.301235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Elevated levels of advanced oxidation protein products have been described in several chronic inflammatory diseases, like chronic renal insufficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, and atherosclerosis. Recent findings revealed that advanced oxidation protein products are inhibitors of the major high-density lipoprotein receptor, scavenger receptor class B, type 1 (SR-BI). Here, we investigated which oxidation-induced structural alterations convert plasma albumin into a high-density lipoprotein-receptor inhibitor. APPROACH AND RESULTS Exposure of albumin to the physiological oxidant, hypochlorous acid, generated high-affinity SR-BI ligands. Protection of albumin-lysine residues before exposure to hypochlorous acid as well as regeneration of N-chloramines after oxidation of albumin completely prevented binding of oxidized albumin to SR-BI, indicating that modification of albumin-lysine residues is required to generate SR-BI ligands. Of particular interest, N-chloramines within oxidized albumin promoted irreversible binding to SR-BI, resulting in permanent receptor blockade. We observed that the SR-BI inhibitory activity of albumin isolated from chronic kidney disease patients correlated with the content of the myeloperoxidase-specific oxidation product 3-chlorotyrosine and was associated with alterations in the composition of high-density lipoprotein. CONCLUSIONS Given that several potential atheroprotective activities of high-density lipoprotein are mediated by SR-BI, the present results raise the possibility that oxidized plasma albumin, through permanent SR-BI blockade, contributes to the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease.
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- Veronika Binder
- Institute of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 4 8010 Graz, Austria
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Sivey JD, Howell SC, Bean DJ, McCurry DL, Mitch WA, Wilson CJ. Role of lysine during protein modification by HOCl and HOBr: halogen-transfer agent or sacrificial antioxidant? Biochemistry 2013; 52:1260-71. [PMID: 23327477 DOI: 10.1021/bi301523s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Although protein degradation by neutrophil-derived hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and eosinophil-derived hypobromous acid (HOBr) can contribute to the inactivation of pathogens, collateral damage to host proteins can also occur and has been associated with inflammatory diseases ranging from arthritis to atherosclerosis. Though previous research suggested halotyrosines as biomarkers of protein damage and lysine as a mediator of the transfer of a halogen to tyrosine, these reactions within whole proteins are poorly understood. Herein, reactions of HOCl and HOBr with three well-characterized proteins [adenylate kinase (ADK), ribose binding protein, and bovine serum albumin] were characterized. Three assessments of oxidative modifications were evaluated for each of the proteins: (1) covalent modification of electron-rich amino acids (assessed via liquid chromatography and tandem mass spectrometry), (2) attenuation of secondary structure (via circular dichroism), and (3) fragmentation of protein backbones (via sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis). In addition to forming halotyrosines, HOCl and HOBr converted lysine into lysine nitrile (2-amino-5-cyanopentanoic acid), a relatively stable and largely overlooked product, in yields of up to 80%. At uniform oxidant levels, fragmentation and loss of secondary structure correlated with protein size. To further examine the role of lysine, a lysine-free ADK variant was rationally designed. The absence of lysine increased yields of chlorinated tyrosines and decreased yields of brominated tyrosines following treatments with HOCl and HOBr, respectively, without influencing the susceptibility of ADK to HOX-mediated losses of secondary structure. These findings suggest that lysine serves predominantly as a sacrificial antioxidant (via formation of lysine nitrile) toward HOCl and as a halogen-transfer mediator [via reactions involving ε-N-(di)haloamines] with HOBr.
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- John D Sivey
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520-8286, USA
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Naeem A, Amani S. Deciphering structural intermediates and genotoxic fibrillar aggregates of albumins: a molecular mechanism underlying for degenerative diseases. PLoS One 2013; 8:e54061. [PMID: 23342075 PMCID: PMC3544675 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2012] [Accepted: 12/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The misfolding and aggregation of proteins is involved in some of the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorders. The importance of human serum albumin (HSA) stems from the fact that it is involved in bio-regulatory and transport phenomena. Here the effect of acetonitrile (ACN) on the conformational stability of HSA and by comparison, ovalbumin (OVA) has been evaluated in the presence and absence of NaCl. The results show the presence of significant amount of secondary structure in HSA at 70% ACN and in OVA at 50% ACN, as evident from far-UV Circular Dichroism (CD) and Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier transformed infra red spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR). Tryptophan and 8-Anilino-1-Naphthalene-Sulphonic acid (ANS) fluorescence indicate altered tryptophan environment and high ANS binding suggesting a compact “molten globule”-like conformation with enhanced exposure of hydrophobic surface area. However, in presence of NaCl no intermediate state was observed. Detection of aggregates in HSA and OVA was possible at 90% ACN. Aggregates possess extensive β-sheet structure as revealed by far-UV CD and ATR-FTIR. These aggregates exhibit increase Thioflavin T (Th T) fluorescence with a red shift of Congo red (CR) absorption spectrum. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis confirmed the presence of fibrillar aggregates. Single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay of these fibrillar aggregates showed the DNA damage resulting in cell necrosis confirming their genotoxic nature. Some proteins not related to any human disease form fibrils in vitro. In the present study ACN gives access to a model system to study the process of aggregation.
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- Aabgeena Naeem
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Iram A, Amani S, Furkan M, Naeem A. Equilibrium studies of cellulase aggregates in presence of ascorbic and boric acid. Int J Biol Macromol 2013; 52:286-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2012.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2012] [Revised: 09/08/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cook NL, Pattison DI, Davies MJ. Myeloperoxidase-derived oxidants rapidly oxidize and disrupt zinc-cysteine/histidine clusters in proteins. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 53:2072-80. [PMID: 23032100 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Revised: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Zinc is an abundant cellular transition metal ion, which binds avidly to protein cysteine (Cys) and histidine (His) residues to form zinc-Cys/His clusters; these play a key role in the function of many proteins (e.g., DNA binding and repair enzymes, transcription factors, nitric oxide synthase). Leukocyte-derived myeloperoxidase generates powerful oxidants including hypochlorous (HOCl), hypobromous (HOBr), and hypothiocyanous (HOSCN) acids from H(2)O(2) and (pseudo)halide ions. Excessive or misplaced formation of these species is associated with cellular dysfunction, apoptosis and necrosis, and multiple inflammatory diseases. HOCl and HOBr react rapidly with sulfur-containing compounds, and HOSCN reacts specifically with thiols. Consequently, we hypothesized that zinc-Cys/His clusters would be targets for these oxidants, and the activity of such enzymes would be perturbed. This hypothesis has been tested using yeast alcohol dehydrogenase (YADH), which contains a well-characterized Zn(1)Cys(2)His(1) cluster. Incubation of YADH with pathologically relevant concentrations of HOSCN, HOCl, and HOBr resulted in rapid oxidation of the protein (rate constants, determined by competition kinetics, for reaction of HOCl and HOSCN with YADH being (3.3±0.9)×10(8) and (2.9±0.4)×10(4) M(-1) s(-1) per YADH monomer, respectively), loss of enzyme activity, Zn(2+) release, changes in protein structure (particularly formation of disulfide cross-links), and oxidation of Cys residues. The loss of enzyme activity correlated with Zn(2+) release, loss of thiols, and changes in protein structure. We conclude that exposure of zinc-Cys/His clusters to inflammatory oxidants can result in impaired protein activity, thiol oxidation, and Zn(2+) release. These reactions may contribute to inflammation-induced tissue damage.
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- Naomi L Cook
- The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, Sydney, NSW 2042, Australia
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Gebicka L, Banasiak E. Hypochlorous acid-induced heme damage of hemoglobin and its inhibition by flavonoids. Toxicol In Vitro 2012; 26:924-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Revised: 04/04/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Maitra D, Abdulhamid I, Diamond MP, Saed GM, Abu-Soud HM. Melatonin attenuates hypochlorous acid-mediated heme destruction, free iron release, and protein aggregation in hemoglobin. J Pineal Res 2012; 53:198-205. [PMID: 22462755 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079x.2012.00988.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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In inflammatory diseases, where hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is elevated, iron homeostasis is disturbed, resulting in accumulation of free iron. Free iron is toxic by virtue of its ability to generate free radicals through the Fenton reaction. HOCl is generated by myeloperoxidase, (MPO) using chloride and hydrogen peroxide as substrates. Recent studies demonstrate that HOCl binds to the heme moiety of hemoglobin (Hb), which generates a transient ferric species whose formation and decay kinetics indicate it participates in protein aggregation, heme destruction, and free iron release. Here, we show that melatonin prevents HOCl-mediated Hb heme destruction and protein aggregation, using a combination of UV-vis spectrophotometry, ferrozine colorimetric assay, and in-gel heme staining. We also show that melatonin treatment prevents HOCl-mediated loss of red blood cell (RBC) viability, indicating biologic relevance of this finding. The mechanism by which melatonin prevents HOCl-mediated Hb heme destruction is by direct scavenging of HOCl and/or through the destabilization of the higher Hb oxidative states intermediates, ferryl porphyrin radical cation Hb-Fe(IV)=O(+π•) and Hb-Fe(IV)=O, which are formed through the reaction of HOCl with Hb. Our work establishes a direct mechanistic link between melatonin and its protective effect in chronic inflammatory diseases. Collectively, in addition to acting as an antioxidant and as a MPO inhibitor, melatonin can also exert its protective effect by inhibiting HOCl-mediated heme destruction of hemoproteins and subsequent free iron release.
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- Dhiman Maitra
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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West JD, Wang Y, Morano KA. Small molecule activators of the heat shock response: chemical properties, molecular targets, and therapeutic promise. Chem Res Toxicol 2012; 25:2036-53. [PMID: 22799889 DOI: 10.1021/tx300264x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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All cells have developed various mechanisms to respond and adapt to a variety of environmental challenges, including stresses that damage cellular proteins. One such response, the heat shock response (HSR), leads to the transcriptional activation of a family of molecular chaperone proteins that promote proper folding or clearance of damaged proteins within the cytosol. In addition to its role in protection against acute insults, the HSR also regulates lifespan and protects against protein misfolding that is associated with degenerative diseases of aging. As a result, identifying pharmacological regulators of the HSR has become an active area of research in recent years. Here, we review progress made in identifying small molecule activators of the HSR, what cellular targets these compounds interact with to drive response activation, and how such molecules may ultimately be employed to delay or reverse protein misfolding events that contribute to a number of diseases.
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- James D West
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Program, Departments of Biology and Chemistry, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio 44691, USA.
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Stamp LK, Khalilova I, Tarr JM, Senthilmohan R, Turner R, Haigh RC, Winyard PG, Kettle AJ. Myeloperoxidase and oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012; 51:1796-803. [PMID: 22814531 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether MPO contributes to oxidative stress and disease activity in RA and whether it produces hypochlorous acid in SF. METHODS Plasma and where possible SF were collected from 77 RA patients while 120 healthy controls supplied plasma only. MPO and protein carbonyls were measured by ELISAs. 3-Chlorotyrosine in proteins and allantoin in plasma were measured by mass spectrometry. RESULTS Plasma MPO concentrations were significantly higher in patients with RA compared with healthy controls [10.8 ng/ml, inter-quartile range (IQR): 7.2-14.2; P<0.05], but there was no significant difference in plasma MPO protein concentrations between RA patients with high disease activity (HDA; DAS-28 >3.2) and those with low disease activity (LDA; DAS-28 ≤ 3.2) (HDA 27.9 ng/ml, 20.2-34.1 vs LDA 22.1 ng/ml, 16.9-34.9; P>0.05). There was a significant relationship between plasma MPO and DAS-28 (r=0.35; P=0.005). Plasma protein carbonyls and allantoin were significantly higher in patients with RA compared with the healthy controls. MPO protein was significantly higher in SF compared with plasma (median 624.0 ng/ml, IQR 258.4-2433.0 vs 30.2 ng/ml, IQR 25.1-50.9; P<0.0001). The MPO present in SF was mostly active. 3-Chlorotyrosine, a specific biomarker of hypochlorous acid, was present in proteins from SF and related to the concentration of MPO (r=0.69; P=0.001). Protein carbonyls in SF were associated with MPO protein concentration (r=0.40; P=0.019) and 3-chlorotyrosine (r=0.66; P=0.003). CONCLUSION MPO is elevated in patients with RA and promotes oxidative stress through the production of hypochlorous acid.
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- Lisa K Stamp
- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand.
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Abu-Soud HM, Maitra D, Byun J, Souza CEA, Banerjee J, Saed GM, Diamond MP, Andreana PR, Pennathur S. The reaction of HOCl and cyanocobalamin: corrin destruction and the liberation of cyanogen chloride. Free Radic Biol Med 2012; 52:616-625. [PMID: 22138102 PMCID: PMC3786219 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.10.496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2011] [Revised: 10/25/2011] [Accepted: 10/28/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Overproduction of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) has been associated with the development of a variety of disorders such as inflammation, heart disease, pulmonary fibrosis, and cancer through its ability to modify various biomolecules. HOCl is a potent oxidant generated by the myeloperoxidase-hydrogen peroxide-chloride system. Recently, we have provided evidence to support the important link between higher levels of HOCl and heme destruction and free iron release from hemoglobin and RBCs. Our current findings extend this work and show the ability of HOCl to mediate the destruction of metal-ion derivatives of tetrapyrrole macrocyclic rings, such as cyanocobalamin (Cobl), a common pharmacological form of vitamin B12. Cyanocobalamin is a water-soluble vitamin that plays an essential role as an enzyme cofactor and antioxidant, modulating nucleic acid metabolism and gene regulation. It is widely used as a therapeutic agent and supplement, because of its efficacy and stability. In this report, we demonstrate that although Cobl can be an excellent antioxidant, exposure to high levels of HOCl can overcome the beneficial effects of Cobl and generate proinflammatory reaction products. Our rapid kinetic, HPLC, and mass spectrometric analyses showed that HOCl can mediate corrin ring destruction and liberate cyanogen chloride (CNCl) through a mechanism that initially involves α-axial ligand replacement in Cobl to form a chlorinated derivative, hydrolysis, and cleavage of the phosphonucleotide moiety. Additionally, it can liberate free Co, which can perpetuate metal-ion-induced oxidant stress. Taken together, these results are the first report of the generation of toxic molecular products through the interaction of Cobl with HOCl.
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- Husam M Abu-Soud
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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The impact of photo-induced molecular changes of dairy proteins on their ACE-inhibitory peptides and activity. Amino Acids 2011; 43:951-62. [PMID: 22116518 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-011-1157-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Among all dietary proteins, dairy proteins are the most important source of bio-active peptides which can, however, be affected by modifications upon processing and storage. Since it is still unknown to which extent the biological activity of dairy proteins is altered by chemical reactions, this study focuses on the effect of photo-induced molecular changes on the angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitory activity. Milk proteins were dissolved in phosphate buffer containing riboflavin and stored under light at 4 °C for one month during which the molecular changes and the ACE-inhibitory activity were analysed. An increase in the total protein carbonyls and the N-formylkynurenine content was observed, besides a decrease in the free thiol, tryptophan, tyrosine and histidine content. These changes were more severe in caseins compared with whey proteins and resulted moreover in the aggregation of caseins. Due to these photo-induced molecular changes, a significant loss of the ACE-inhibitory activity was observed for casein peptides. A peptide analysis moreover illustrated that the decreased activity was not attributed to a reduced digestibility but to losses of specific ACE-inhibitory peptides. The observed molecular changes, more specifically the degradation of specific amino acids and the casein aggregation, could be assigned as the cause of the altered peptide pattern and as such of the loss in ACE-inhibitory activity.
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Souza CEA, Maitra D, Saed GM, Diamond MP, Moura AA, Pennathur S, Abu-Soud HM. Hypochlorous acid-induced heme degradation from lactoperoxidase as a novel mechanism of free iron release and tissue injury in inflammatory diseases. PLoS One 2011; 6:e27641. [PMID: 22132121 PMCID: PMC3222650 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2011] [Accepted: 10/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Lactoperoxidase (LPO) is the major consumer of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in the airways through its ability to oxidize thiocyanate (SCN−) to produce hypothiocyanous acid, an antimicrobial agent. In nasal inflammatory diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, both LPO and myeloperoxidase (MPO), another mammalian peroxidase secreted by neutrophils, are known to co-localize. The aim of this study was to assess the interaction of LPO and hypochlorous acid (HOCl), the final product of MPO. Our rapid kinetic measurements revealed that HOCl binds rapidly and reversibly to LPO-Fe(III) to form the LPO-Fe(III)-OCl complex, which in turn decayed irreversibly to LPO Compound II through the formation of Compound I. The decay rate constant of Compound II decreased with increasing HOCl concentration with an inflection point at 100 µM HOCl, after which the decay rate increased. This point of inflection is the critical concentration of HOCl beyond which HOCl switches its role, from mediating destabilization of LPO Compound II to LPO heme destruction. Lactoperoxidase heme destruction was associated with protein aggregation, free iron release, and formation of a number of fluorescent heme degradation products. Similar results were obtained when LPO-Fe(II)-O2, Compound III, was exposed to HOCl. Heme destruction can be partially or completely prevented in the presence of SCN−. On the basis of the present results we concluded that a complex bi-directional relationship exists between LPO activity and HOCl levels at sites of inflammation; LPO serve as a catalytic sink for HOCl, while HOCl serves to modulate LPO catalytic activity, bioavailability, and function.
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- Carlos Eduardo A. Souza
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
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Maitra D, Byun J, Andreana PR, Abdulhamid I, Diamond MP, Saed GM, Pennathur S, Abu-Soud HM. Reaction of hemoglobin with HOCl: mechanism of heme destruction and free iron release. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:374-86. [PMID: 21549834 PMCID: PMC3863628 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2011] [Revised: 03/30/2011] [Accepted: 04/06/2011] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is generated by myeloperoxidase using chloride and hydrogen peroxide as substrates. HOCl and its conjugate base (OCl(-)) bind to the heme moiety of hemoglobin (Hb) and generate a transient ferric species whose formation and decay kinetics indicate it can participate in protein aggregation and heme destruction along with subsequent free iron release. The oxidation of the Hb heme moiety by OCl(-) was accompanied by marked heme destruction as judged by the decrease in and subsequent flattening of the Soret absorbance peak at 405 nm. HOCl-mediated Hb heme depletion was confirmed by HPLC analysis and in-gel heme staining. Exposure of Hb to increasing concentrations of HOCl produced a number of porphyrin degradation products resulting from oxidative cleavage of one or more of the carbon-methene bridges of the tetrapyrrole ring, as identified by their characteristic HPLC fluorescence and LC-MS. A nonreducing denaturing SDS-PAGE showed several degrees of protein aggregation. Similarly, porphyrin degradation products were identified after exposure of red blood cells to increasing concentrations of HOCl, indicating biological relevance of this finding. This work provides a direct link between Hb heme destruction and subsequent free iron accumulation, as occurs under inflammatory conditions where HOCl is formed in substantial amounts.
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- Dhiman Maitra
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, 48201, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
- Corresponding Author: Husam M. Abu-Soud, Ph.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, 275 E. Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, Tel: 313 577-6178; Fax: 313 577-8554;
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Landino LM, Hagedorn TD, Kim SB, Hogan KM. Inhibition of tubulin polymerization by hypochlorous acid and chloramines. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 50:1000-8. [PMID: 21256958 PMCID: PMC3051002 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 01/13/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Protein thiol oxidation and modification by nitric oxide and glutathione are emerging as common mechanisms to regulate protein function and to modify protein structure. Also, thiol oxidation is a probable outcome of cellular oxidative stress and is linked to degenerative disease progression. We assessed the effect of the oxidants hypochlorous acid and chloramines on the cytoskeletal protein tubulin. Total cysteine oxidation by the oxidants was monitored by labeling tubulin with the thiol-selective reagent 5-iodoacetamidofluorescein; by reaction with Ellman's reagent, 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid); and by detecting interchain tubulin disulfides by Western blot under nonreducing conditions. Whereas HOCl induced both cysteine and methionine oxidation of tubulin, chloramines were predominantly cysteine oxidants. Cysteine oxidation of tubulin, rather than methionine oxidation, was associated with loss of microtubule polymerization activity, and treatment of oxidized tubulin with disulfide reducing agents restored a considerable portion of the polymerization activity that was lost after oxidation. By comparing the reactivity of hypochlorous acid and chloramines with the previously characterized oxidants, peroxynitrite and the nitroxyl donor Angeli's salt, we have identified tubulin thiol oxidation, not methionine oxidation or tyrosine nitration, as a common outcome responsible for decreased polymerization activity.
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- Lisa M Landino
- Department of Chemistry, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 23187–8795, USA.
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