Role of Glutaredoxin in Metabolic Oxidative Stress

谷氧还蛋白在代谢氧化应激中的作用

• 批准号: 6733292
• 负责人: YONG J LEE
• 金额: $ 24.39万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-02-05 至 2008-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6733292
• 关键词: JUN kinase; biochemistry; biological signal transduction; cysteine; free radical oxygen; glucose; glutathione; high performance liquid chromatography; mitogen activated protein kinase; molecular genetics; neoplastic cell; oxidative stress; oxidoreductase; prostate neoplasms; protein structure function; site directed mutagenesis; thioredoxin; tissue /cell culture

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The long-term goal of the proposed research project is to understand the molecular mechanisms of cellular responses to the unique tumor microenvironment (low glucose concentration, chronic hypoxia, and low extracellular pH). We previously observed that glucose deprivation increases the intracellular concentration of hydroperoxide. It also activates the SAPK (stress activated protein kinase) signal transduction pathway. In this grant proposal, we postulate that glutaredoxin (GRX), a redox-regulatory protein, recognizes the metabolic oxidative stress and triggers the ASK1-MEK-MAPK signal transduction pathway. The guiding hypothesis is that glucose deprivation raises the intracellular level of reactive oxygen species (ROSs) and increases the level of oxidized glutathione. GRX, which contains two redox-active half-cystine residues (Cys-Pro-Tyr-Cys) in an active center, recognizes metabolic oxidative stress through catalysis of thiol-disulfide interchange reactions with oxidized molecules such as oxidized glutathione. The oxidized GRX dissociates from ASK1 (apoptosis signal regulating kinase 1). The dissociation of GRX from ASK1 results in the activation of ASK1 and subsequently activates the ASK1-MEK-MAPK signal transduction pathway. The specific aims of this project are to examine (1) how GRX recognizes the metabolic oxidative stress, (2) the role of GRX in the ASK1-MEK-MAPK signal transduction pathway, (3) cooperation between GRX and thioredoxin (TRX) to regulate ASKI activation during glucose deprivation. The proposed studies for the first aim employ site-directed mutagenesis to create a point mutant at the redox-active site as well as at other cysteine residues. These studies will illustrate how half-cystine residues are involved in the recognition of metabolic oxidative stress. The second aim will employ molecular genetics and biochemical techniques to elucidate the involvement of GRX in the ASK1-MEK-MAPK signal transduction pathway. The third aim will use the immune complex kinase assay to assess the effect of intracellular glutathione deprivation, extracellular oxidized glutathione treatment, inhibition of GRX or TRX gene expression on ASK1 activation. We believe that investigating the mechanisms of metabolic oxidative stress responses in tumor cells will provide insight into how tumor cells recognize metabolic oxidative stress and initiate signal transduction.

描述(由申请人提供)：拟议研究项目的长期目标是了解细胞对独特的肿瘤微环境(低葡萄糖浓度、慢性缺氧和低细胞外pH)反应的分子机制。我们以前观察到，缺糖会增加细胞内过氧化氢的浓度。它还激活了SAPK(应激激活蛋白激酶)信号转导通路。在这项拨款提案中，我们假设谷氧还蛋白(GRX)是一种氧化还原调节蛋白，它识别代谢氧化应激并触发ASK1-MEK-MAPK信号转导通路。指导性假设是，缺糖会增加细胞内活性氧物种(ROSS)的水平，并增加氧化的谷胱甘肽(GSH)水平。GRX在活性中心含有两个氧化还原活性半胱氨酸残基(Cys-Pro-Tyr-Cys)，通过催化硫醇-二硫键交换反应与氧化的谷胱甘肽等氧化分子识别代谢氧化应激。被氧化的GRX从ASK1(凋亡信号调节蛋白1)解离。GRX与ASK1的解离导致ASK1的激活，进而激活ASK1-MEK-MAPK信号转导通路。本项目的具体目的是研究(1)GRX如何识别代谢氧化应激，(2)GRX在ASK1-MEK-MAPK信号转导通路中的作用，(3)GRX和硫氧还蛋白(TRX)在缺糖时调节Aski激活的合作。第一个目的的拟议研究采用定点突变，在氧化还原活性部位和其他半胱氨酸残基上创造一个点突变。这些研究将阐明半胱氨酸残基如何参与代谢氧化应激的识别。第二个目的是利用分子遗传学和生化技术来阐明GRX在ASK1-MEK-MAPK信号转导通路中的作用。第三个目的是用免疫复合酶试验来评估细胞内谷胱甘肽缺乏、细胞外氧化谷胱甘肽处理、抑制GRX或TRX基因表达对ASK1激活的影响。我们相信，研究肿瘤细胞代谢氧化应激反应的机制将有助于深入了解肿瘤细胞如何识别代谢氧化应激并启动信号转导。