Abstract
Herein, we report that dihydrolipoic acid and lipoic acid (LA) plus lipoamide dehydrogenase and NADH denitrosate S-nitrosocaspase 3 (CASP-SNO). In HepG2 cells, S-nitroso-l-cysteine ethyl ester (SNCEE) impeded the activity of caspase 3 (CASP-SH), while a subsequent incubation of the cells in SNCEE-free medium resulted in endogenous denitrosation and reactivation of CASP-SH. The latter process was inhibited in thioredoxin reductase-deficient HepG2 cells, in which, however, LA markedly reactivated CASP-SH. The data obtained are discussed with focus on low molecular mass dithiols that mimic the activity of thioredoxin in reactions of protein S-denitrosation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3525-3530 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | FEBS Letters |
Volume | 583 |
Issue number | 21 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 Nov 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Caspase
- Denitrosation
- Dihydrolipoic
- Lipoic acid
- Nitric oxide