PMID- 12386159 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030227 LR - 20210209 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 277 IP - 52 DP - 2002 Dec 27 TI - Covalent modification of epithelial fatty acid-binding protein by 4-hydroxynonenal in vitro and in vivo. Evidence for a role in antioxidant biology. PG - 50693-702 AB - 4-Hydroxynonenal (4-HNE) is a cytotoxic alpha,beta-unsaturated acyl aldehyde that is naturally produced from lipid peroxidation and cleavage in response to oxidative stress and aging. Such reactive lipids covalently modify cellular target proteins, thereby affecting biological structure and function. Herein we report the identification of the epithelial fatty acid-binding protein (E-FABP) as a molecular target for 4-HNE modification both in vitro and in vivo. 4-HNE covalently modified (t(12) < 60 s) E-FABP in vitro, as revealed by a combination of matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and immunochemical reactivity using antibodies directed to 4-HNE-protein conjugates. Identification of Cys-120 as the major site of modification was determined through tandem mass spectral sequencing of tryptic peptides, as well as analysis of E-FABP mutants C120A, C127A, and C120A/C127A. The in vitro modification of Cys-120 by 4-HNE was relatively insensitive to pH (6.4-8.4), and temperature (4-37 degrees C) but was markedly potentiated by noncovalently bound fatty acids. 4-HNE-modified E-FABP was more stable than unmodified E-FABP to chemical denaturation by guanidine hydrochloride, as assessed by changes in intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence. Analysis of soluble protein extracts from rat retina with antibodies directed to 4-HNE-protein conjugates revealed immunoreactivity with a 15-kDa protein that was identified by electrospray ionization and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry as E-FABP. Evaluation of retinal pigment epithelial cell extracts derived from E-FABP null mice by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis using anti-4-HNE antibodies revealed increased modification in the null cells relative to those from wild type cells. These results indicate that E-FABP is a molecular target for 4-HNE modification and the hypothesis that E-FABP functions as an antioxidant protein by scavenging reactive lipids through covalent modification of Cys-120. FAU - Bennaars-Eiden, Assumpta AU - Bennaars-Eiden A AD - Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. FAU - Higgins, LeeAnn AU - Higgins L FAU - Hertzel, Ann V AU - Hertzel AV FAU - Kapphahn, Rebecca J AU - Kapphahn RJ FAU - Ferrington, Deborah A AU - Ferrington DA FAU - Bernlohr, David A AU - Bernlohr DA LA - eng GR - R03 AG19024/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States GR - T32HL07741/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. DEP - 20021016 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Aldehydes) RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Carrier Proteins) RN - 0 (Fabp5 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Fabp7 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Fabp7 protein, rat) RN - 0 (Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7) RN - 0 (Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Neoplasm Proteins) RN - 0 (Nerve Tissue Proteins) RN - 0 (Peptide Fragments) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - JU58VJ6Y3B (Guanidine) RN - K1CVM13F96 (4-hydroxy-2-nonenal) RN - K848JZ4886 (Cysteine) SB - IM MH - Aldehydes/*pharmacology MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Amino Acid Substitution MH - Animals MH - Antioxidants/*pharmacology MH - Carrier Proteins/chemistry/drug effects/*metabolism MH - *Cysteine MH - Epithelial Cells/enzymology MH - Escherichia coli/metabolism MH - Fatty Acid-Binding Protein 7 MH - Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins MH - Guanidine MH - Hydrogen-Ion Concentration MH - Kinetics MH - Mice MH - Mice, Knockout MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Mutagenesis, Site-Directed MH - *Neoplasm Proteins MH - *Nerve Tissue Proteins MH - Oxidative Stress/physiology MH - Peptide Fragments/chemistry MH - Protein Denaturation MH - Recombinant Proteins/chemistry/drug effects/metabolism MH - Thermodynamics EDAT- 2002/10/19 04:00 MHDA- 2003/02/28 04:00 CRDT- 2002/10/19 04:00 PHST- 2002/10/19 04:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/02/28 04:00 [medline] PHST- 2002/10/19 04:00 [entrez] AID - S0021-9258(19)31387-0 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M209493200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2002 Dec 27;277(52):50693-702. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M209493200. Epub 2002 Oct 16.