Oxidative modification of cytochrome c by singlet oxygen
Oxidative modification of cytochrome c by singlet oxygen
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DOI:
10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.12.031
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发表时间:
2008-05-01
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
Anderson, Vernon E.
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作者:
Kim, Junhwan;Rodriguez, Myriam E.;Anderson, Vernon E.
Singlet oxygen (O-1(2)) is a reactive oxygen species that may be generated in biological systems. Photodynamic therapy generates O-1(2) by photoexcitation of sensitizers resulting in intracellular oxidative stress and induction of apoptosis. O-1(2) Oxidizes amino acid side chains of proteins and inactivates enzymes when generated in vitro. Among proteogenic amino acids, His, Tyr, Met, Cys, and Trp are known to be oxidized by O-1(2) at physiological pH. However, there is a lack of direct evidence of oxidation of proteins by O-1(2). Because O-1(2) is difficult to detect in cells, identifying oxidized cellular products uniquely derived from O-1(2) could serve as a marker of its presence. In the present study, O-1(2) reactions with model peptides analyzed by tandem mass spectrometry provide insight into the mass of prominent adducts formed with the reactive amino acids. Analysis by MALDI-TOF and tandem mass spectrometry of peptides of cytochrome c exposed to O-1(2) generated by photoexcitation of the phthalocyanine Pc 4 showed unique oxidation products, which might be used as markers of the presence Of O-1(2) in the mitochondrial intermembrane space. Differences in the elemental composition of the oxidized amino acid residues observed with cytochrome c and the model peptides suggest that the protein environment can affect the oxidation pathway. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.