Abstract
The intracellular concentration of reduced glutathione (GSH) lies in the range of 1–10 mM, thereby indisputably making it the most abundant intracellular thiol. Such a copious amount of GSH makes it the most potent and robust cellular antioxidant that plays a crucial role in cellular defence against redox stress. The role of GSH as a denitrosylating agent is well established; in this study, we demonstrate GSH mediated denitrosylation of HepG2 cell-derived protein nitrosothiols (PSNOs), by a unique spin-trapping mechanism, using 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline N-oxide (DMPO) as the spin trapping agent, followed by a western blot analysis. We also report our findings of two, hitherto unidentified substrates of GSH mediated S-denitrosylation, namely S-nitrosoglutaredoxin 1 (Grx1-SNO) and S-nitrosylated R1 subunit of ribonucleotide reductase (R1-SNO).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 26-30 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nitric Oxide - Biology and Chemistry |
Volume | 118 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Denitrosylation
- Glutaredoxin
- Glutathione
- Nitric oxide
- S-nitrosylation
- Thioredoxin