PMID- 35562998 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220517 LR - 20230916 IS - 1422-0067 (Electronic) IS - 1422-0067 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 9 DP - 2022 Apr 21 TI - Mechanism of GAPDH Redox Signaling by H(2)O(2) Activation of a Two-Cysteine Switch. LID - 10.3390/ijms23094604 [doi] LID - 4604 AB - Oxidation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) by reactive oxygen species such as H(2)O(2) activate pleiotropic signaling pathways is associated with pathophysiological cell fate decisions. Oxidized GAPDH binds chaperone proteins with translocation of the complex to the nucleus and mitochondria initiating autophagy and cellular apoptosis. In this study, we establish the mechanism by which H(2)O(2)-oxidized GAPDH subunits undergo a subunit conformational rearrangement. H(2)O(2) oxidizes both the catalytic cysteine and a vicinal cysteine (four residues downstream) to their respective sulfenic acids. A 'two-cysteine switch' is activated, whereby the sulfenic acids irreversibly condense to an intrachain thiosulfinic ester resulting in a major metastable subunit conformational rearrangement. All four subunits of the homotetramer are uniformly and independently oxidized by H(2)O(2), and the oxidized homotetramer is stabilized at low temperatures. Over time, subunits unfold forming disulfide-linked aggregates with the catalytic cysteine oxidized to a sulfinic acid, resulting from thiosulfinic ester hydrolysis via the highly reactive thiosulfonic ester intermediate. Molecular Dynamic Simulations provide additional mechanistic insights linking GAPDH subunit oxidation with generating a putative signaling conformer. The low-temperature stability of the H(2)O(2)-oxidized subunit conformer provides an operable framework to study mechanisms associated with gain-of-function activities of oxidized GAPDH to identify novel targets for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. FAU - Hyslop, Paul A AU - Hyslop PA AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4831-1313 AD - Arkley Research Labs, Arkley BioTek, LLC, 4444 Decatur Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46241, USA. FAU - Chaney, Michael O AU - Chaney MO AD - Eli Lilly Research Laboratories, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN 46285, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220421 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Mol Sci JT - International journal of molecular sciences JID - 101092791 RN - 0 (Esters) RN - 0 (Sulfenic Acids) RN - BBX060AN9V (Hydrogen Peroxide) RN - EC 1.2.1.- (Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases) RN - K848JZ4886 (Cysteine) SB - IM MH - *Cysteine/metabolism MH - Esters MH - Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases/metabolism MH - Hydrogen Peroxide MH - Oxidation-Reduction MH - *Sulfenic Acids/metabolism PMC - PMC9102624 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Molecular Dynamic Simulation OT - glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase OT - hydrogen peroxide OT - neurodegenerative disease OT - oxidative stress OT - redox signaling OT - thiosulfinic ester OT - thiosulfonic ester OT - two-cysteine redox switch COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/05/15 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/18 06:00 PMCR- 2022/04/21 CRDT- 2022/05/14 01:02 PHST- 2022/03/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/04/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/14 01:02 [entrez] PHST- 2022/05/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/18 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/04/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijms23094604 [pii] AID - ijms-23-04604 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijms23094604 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Apr 21;23(9):4604. doi: 10.3390/ijms23094604.