PMID- 33601275 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210705 LR - 20210705 IS - 2213-2317 (Electronic) IS - 2213-2317 (Linking) VI - 41 DP - 2021 May TI - Formation of protein cross-links by singlet oxygen-mediated disulfide oxidation. PG - 101874 LID - S2213-2317(21)00022-7 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.redox.2021.101874 [doi] LID - 101874 AB - Cross-links formed within and between proteins are a major cause of protein dysfunction, and are postulated to drive the accumulation of protein aggregates in some human pathologies. Cross-links can be formed from multiple residues and can be reversible (usually sulfur-sulfur bonds) or irreversible (typically carbon-carbon or carbon-heteroatom bonds). Disulfides formed from oxidation of two Cys residues are widespread, with these formed both deliberately, via enzymatic reactions, or as a result of unintended oxidation reactions. We have recently demonstrated that new protein-glutathione mixed disulfides can be formed through oxidation of a protein disulfide to a thiosulfinate, and subsequent reaction of this species with glutathione. Here we investigate whether similar reactions occur between an oxidized protein disulfide, and a Cys residues on a second protein, to give novel protein cross-links. Singlet oxygen ((1)O(2))-mediated oxidation of multiple proteins (alpha-lactalbumin, lysozyme, beta-2-microglobulin, C-reactive protein), and subsequent incubation with the Cys-containing protein glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), generates inter-protein cross-links as detected by SDS-PAGE, immunoblotting and mass spectrometry (MS). The cross-link yield is dependent on the (1)O(2) concentration, the presence of the original protein disulfide bond, and the free Cys on GAPDH. MS with (18)O-labeling has allowed identification of the residues involved in some cases (e.g. Cys25 from the Cys25-Cys80 disulfide in beta-2-microglobulin, with Cys149 or Cys244 of GAPDH). The formation of these cross-links results in a loss of GAPDH enzymatic activity. These data provide 'proof-of-concept' for a novel mechanism of protein cross-link formation which may help rationalize the accumulation of cross-linked proteins in multiple human pathologies. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. FAU - Jiang, Shuwen AU - Jiang S AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Carroll, Luke AU - Carroll L AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Mariotti, Michele AU - Mariotti M AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Hagglund, Per AU - Hagglund P AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. FAU - Davies, Michael J AU - Davies MJ AD - Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Electronic address: davies@sund.ku.dk. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210123 PL - Netherlands TA - Redox Biol JT - Redox biology JID - 101605639 RN - 0 (Disulfides) RN - 0 (Proteins) RN - 17778-80-2 (Singlet Oxygen) RN - GAN16C9B8O (Glutathione) SB - IM MH - *Disulfides MH - Glutathione/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - Proteins MH - *Singlet Oxygen PMC - PMC7900768 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Disulfide OT - Photo-oxidation OT - Post-translational modification OT - Protein aggregation OT - Protein cross-links OT - Singlet oxygen OT - Thiol-disulfide exchange COIS- The authors declare no conflicts of interest with regard to the data presented. EDAT- 2021/02/19 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/06 06:00 PMCR- 2021/01/23 CRDT- 2021/02/18 20:18 PHST- 2020/12/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/02/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/06 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/02/18 20:18 [entrez] PHST- 2021/01/23 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S2213-2317(21)00022-7 [pii] AID - 101874 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.redox.2021.101874 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Redox Biol. 2021 May;41:101874. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.101874. Epub 2021 Jan 23.