{"title":"Cellular reductive stress: Is plasma membrane electron transport an evolutionarily-conserved safety valve?","authors":"M.V. Berridge , P.M. Herst , C. Prata","doi":"10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cellular respiration is highly regulated, changes dynamically in response to the microenvironment of individual cells and during differentiation and differs between cell and tissue types. Too little cell respiration can cause an accumulation of reductants, leading to reductive stress, while inefficient respiration, that causes a build-up of reactive oxygen species (ROS), can result in oxidative stress. Most of the discussion of this central redox dichotomy has centred around oxidative stress because the damaging effects of cellular oxidants on DNA, lipids and proteins are well-established, and have been shown to contribute to health issues including, mitochondrial and cardiovascular diseases, tumorigenesis, and to the effects of ageing. Much less attention has been paid to cellular reductive stress. Nevertheless, excessive levels of key cellular reductants including NADH, NADPH and glutathione, as well as an imbalance in protein thiols, and insufficient levels of ROS to maintain cell signalling pathways, can be harmful to cells and result in poor health outcomes. Recently, cellular mechanisms that sense and regulate cellular reductive stress associated with low ROS levels have been identified. In addition, plasma membrane electron transport has been shown to be a key player in cellular redox homeostasis involving NAD(P)H/NAD(P)<sup>+</sup> ratios. It is now well-established that the plasma membrane contains coenzyme Q-mediated electron transport pathways capable of oxidizing intracellular NAD(P)H and reducing extracellular electron acceptors such as molecular oxygen. A better understanding of the origins, cellular and subcellular compartmentalization and regulation of cellular reductants could lead to the development of new anticancer strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101065,"journal":{"name":"Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100016"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49754464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Els A. Hartsema, Line A.E. Hallberg, Kristine Barlous, Clare L. Hawkins
{"title":"Modification of histones by the myeloperoxidase-derived oxidant hypochlorous acid (HOCl) alters their reactivity with vascular smooth muscle cells","authors":"Els A. Hartsema, Line A.E. Hallberg, Kristine Barlous, Clare L. Hawkins","doi":"10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In the nucleus, histones are essential in the packaging of DNA and the regulation of gene expression. These histones can also be released to the extracellular space by mechanisms such as necrosis and neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. Histones are cytotoxic and cause sterile inflammation, and as a result, have been implicated in tissue damage in several pathologies, including atherosclerosis. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is also present on NETs, which is catalytically active and able to produce hypochlorous acid (HOCl). This could modify histones and alter their extracellular reactivity. In this study, we compared the reactivity of histones with and without modification by HOCl with primary human coronary artery smooth muscle cells (HCASMCs). Histones induced a loss in viability and cell death primarily by apoptosis, which was attenuated on modification of the histones by HOCl. Exposure of HCASMCs to histones also resulted in the increased expression of the pro-inflammatory genes monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and a decrease in intracellular thiols. In addition, there were changes in the expression of the stress related gene heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). Modification of the histones with HOCl had no significant influence on changes in gene expression or thiol loss, in contrast to the cytotoxicity studies. Together, these studies provide new insight into the pathways by which histones could promote vascular dysfunction, which could be relevant to inflammatory diseases, such as atherosclerosis and sepsis, which are associated with elevated NET release and high circulating histones, respectively.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101065,"journal":{"name":"Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100010"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49738241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katja E. Menger , Angela Logan , Ulrich F.O. Luhmann , Alexander J. Smith , Alan F. Wright , Robin R. Ali , Michael P. Murphy
{"title":"In vivo measurement of mitochondrial ROS production in mouse models of photoreceptor degeneration","authors":"Katja E. Menger , Angela Logan , Ulrich F.O. Luhmann , Alexander J. Smith , Alan F. Wright , Robin R. Ali , Michael P. Murphy","doi":"10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a disease characterised by photoreceptor cell death. It can be initiated by mutations in a number of different genes, primarily affecting rods, which will die first, resulting in loss of night vision. The secondary death of cones then leads to loss of visual acuity and blindness. We set out to investigate whether increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, plays a role in this sequential photoreceptor degeneration. To do this we measured mitochondrial H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production within mouse eyes <em>in vivo</em> using the mass spectrometric probe MitoB. We found higher levels of mitochondrial ROS that preceded photoreceptor loss in four mouse models of RP: <em>Pde6b</em><sup><em>rd1/rd1</em></sup><em>; Prhp2</em><sup><em>rds/rds</em></sup><em>; RPGR</em><sup><em>−/−</em></sup><em>; Cln6</em><sup><em>nclf</em></sup>. In contrast, there was no increase in mitochondrial ROS in loss of function models of vision loss (<em>GNAT</em><sup><em>−/−</em></sup><em>, OGC</em>), or where vision loss was not due to photoreceptor death (<em>Cln3</em>). Upregulation of <em>Nrf2</em> transcriptional activity with dimethylfumarate (DMF) lowered mitochondrial ROS in <em>RPGR</em><sup><em>−/−</em></sup> mice. These findings have important implications for the mechanism and treatment of RP.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101065,"journal":{"name":"Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100007"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49726776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martina Paumann-Page , Louisa V. Ashby , Irada Khalilova , Nicholas J. Magon , Stefan Hofbauer , Louise N. Paton , Paul G. Furtmüller , Christian Obinger , Anthony J. Kettle
{"title":"Hypochlorous acid inactivates myeloperoxidase inside phagocytosing neutrophils","authors":"Martina Paumann-Page , Louisa V. Ashby , Irada Khalilova , Nicholas J. Magon , Stefan Hofbauer , Louise N. Paton , Paul G. Furtmüller , Christian Obinger , Anthony J. Kettle","doi":"10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>When neutrophils phagocytose bacteria, they release myeloperoxidase (MPO) into phagosomes to catalyse the conversion of superoxide to the potent antimicrobial oxidant hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Here we show that within neutrophils, MPO is inactivated by HOCl. In this study, we aimed to identify the effects of HOCl on the structure and function of MPO, and determine the enzyme's susceptibility to oxidative inactivation during phagocytosis. When hydrogen peroxide was added to a neutrophil granule extract containing chloride, MPO activity was rapidly lost in a HOCl-dependent reaction. With high concentrations of hydrogen peroxide, western blotting demonstrated that MPO was both fragmented and converted to high molecular weight aggregates. Using the purified enzyme, we showed that HOCl generated by MPO inactivated the enzyme by destroying its prosthetic heme groups and releasing iron. MPO protein was additionally modified by forming high molecular weight aggregates. Before inactivation occurred, MPO chlorinated itself to convert most of its amine groups to dichloramines. When human neutrophils phagocytosed <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>, they released MPO that was largely inactivated in a process that required production of superoxide. Enzyme inactivation occurred inside neutrophils because it was not blocked when extracellular HOCl was scavenged with methionine. The inactivated enzyme contained a chlorinated tyrosine residue, establishing that it had reacted with HOCl. Our results demonstrate that MPO will substantially inactivate itself during phagocytosis, which may limit oxidant production inside phagosomes. Other neutrophil proteins are also likely to be inactivated. The chloramines formed on neutrophil proteins may contribute to the bactericidal milieu of the phagosome.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101065,"journal":{"name":"Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100008"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49726740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kailash Manda , Kei Ohkubo , Yoshimi Shoji , A. K. M. Raushan Kabir Zoardar , Masato Kamibayashi , Toshihiko Ozawa , Kazunori Anzai , Ikuo Nakanishi
{"title":"In vitro radical-scavenging mechanism of melatonin and its in vivo protective effect against radiation-induced lipid peroxidation","authors":"Kailash Manda , Kei Ohkubo , Yoshimi Shoji , A. K. M. Raushan Kabir Zoardar , Masato Kamibayashi , Toshihiko Ozawa , Kazunori Anzai , Ikuo Nakanishi","doi":"10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Melatonin (<em>N</em>-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, MLT), an evolutionarily conserved indoleamine, is known to act as an antioxidant. However, the evidence indicating the role of MLT as a powerful chain-breaking antioxidant by scavenging peroxyl radical remains controversial. The radical-scavenging rate of MLT determined in this study in methanol using galvinoxyl radical (GO<sup>•</sup>) was much lower than that of an α-tocopherol model compound. The acceleration of the GO<sup>•</sup>-scavenging reaction by MLT was observed in the presence of magnesium ion (Mg<sup>2+</sup>), a bio-related redox-inactive metal ion, suggesting that this reaction may proceed via a rate-determining electron transfer followed by proton transfer. The coordination of Mg<sup>2+</sup> to the carbonyl oxygen in the one-electron reduced species of GO<sup>•</sup> (GO<sup>–</sup>) may stabilize the product, resulting in the acceleration of the electron-transfer process. We also demonstrated that prophylactically administrated MLT efficiently inhibited the lipid peroxide-derived protein modification, which can be detected by a sensitive marker, <em>N</em><sup>ε</sup>-(hexanoyl)lysine adduct, in the plasma of X-irradiated mice. The relatively weak GO<sup>•</sup>-scavenging activity of MLT suggests that the ameliorative effect of MLT against in vivo lipid peroxidation does not result from the direct scavenging of lipid peroxyl radicals by MLT. Therefore, the observed superior protective efficiency of MLT against in vivo lipid peroxidation may partly support the earlier studies, which reported the synergistic antioxidative effect of the metabolites of MLT.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101065,"journal":{"name":"Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry","volume":"3 ","pages":"Article 100003"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49750806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Initiating redox reactions by ionizing radiation: A versatile, selective and quantitative tool","authors":"Peter Wardman","doi":"10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The absorption of ionizing radiation initiates redox reactions, producing chemical species resulting from single electron loss or electron gain. Radiation chemists have developed methods to study individual redox species selectively and to monitor their reactions in real time. This has provided an enormous resource of kinetic, thermodynamic and spectroscopic information concerning the characteristics and reactions of free radicals and their redox reactions, mainly in aqueous solution. While the techniques are specialized and exploiting them is certainly more difficult than initiating redox changes by simple mixing of two chemicals or adding a reagent to a biological target, it is useful to gain an understanding of the basic mechanisms and approaches involved in exploiting radiation chemistry in the wider context of redox reactions in biochemistry, chemistry, and biology. This should enable readers both to appreciate the reliance which can be placed on the kinetic and other information resulting from such studies, as well as identify potential new applications of the technique which might be exploited in their research, by seeking partners who have access to the necessary specialized equipment or just basic irradiation facilities. This review outlines how radiation can be used to initiate selective redox reactions, mainly in water, and helps point readers to resources which should be useful in considering such reactions in a wider context.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101065,"journal":{"name":"Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry","volume":"5 ","pages":"Article 100004"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49726688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In Memoriam: Emeritus Professor Robin L. Willson","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.rbc.2022.100001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbc.2022.100001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101065,"journal":{"name":"Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry","volume":"1 ","pages":"Article 100001"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49724544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicholas J. Magon, Rufus Turner, Anthony J. Kettle, Christine C. Winterbourn
{"title":"Cross-linking between cysteine and lysine, tryptophan or tyrosine in peptides and proteins treated with hypochlorous acid and other reactive halogens","authors":"Nicholas J. Magon, Rufus Turner, Anthony J. Kettle, Christine C. Winterbourn","doi":"10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rbc.2023.100002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Cysteine residues are the most favored targets for oxidation by hypochlorous acid and other reactive halogen species. The end-products of cysteine oxidation are usually considered to be reversibly formed disulfides and the more highly oxidized sulfinic and sulfonic acids. However, reactive halogen species are capable of generating additional products in which cysteine is cross-linked to other amino acids. Here we have treated a range of peptides with hypochlorous acid (HOCl) and hypobromous acid (HOBr), and used mass spectrometry to demonstrate sulfenamide, sulfinamide and sulfonamide formation with lysine residues, as well as –S(O)- and –S(O<sub>2</sub>)- linkages with tyrosine, tryptophan and arginine residues. The -(SO<sub>2</sub>)- products were more prevalent with HOCl than HOBr, reflecting its higher oxidizing ability. There was also considerable variation between peptides in efficiency of cross-linking compared with other modifications. The –S(O)- and –S(O<sub>2</sub>)- forms were much more resistant than the disulfide to reduction by dithiothreitol. Using calprotectin as a representative cysteine-containing protein, we show that a range of products containing each of these cross-links is formed when the protein is treated with HOCl. Two of the identified cysteine-lysine calprotectin cross-links were also detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from children with cystic fibrosis. Our results imply that cross-linked species would be formed when cysteine-containing proteins are exposed to reactive halogen species, with the nature of the specific products depending on structural features around the cysteine residue. Cross-linking could have a modulatory effect on protein function or be detrimental in causing oligomerization and aggregation.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101065,"journal":{"name":"Redox Biochemistry and Chemistry","volume":"1 ","pages":"Article 100002"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49737345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}