蛋氨酸亚砜/蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶荧光检测研究进展

蛋白质蛋氨酸亚砜化是一种重要的氧化还原依赖的蛋白质翻译后修饰,不仅是氧化应激的重要标志物之一,也是一种蛋白质功能调控开关可影响活性氧信号转导,与一系列疾病尤其是神经退行性疾病的发生发展密切相关。 在许多生物体中,蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶是目前已经发现的唯一能将蛋白质蛋氨酸亚砜还原为蛋氨酸的物质,可以修复氧化损伤蛋白,恢复蛋白质功能,调控细胞氧还平衡,对相关疾病的治疗具有非常重要的意义。 本文重点介绍蛋氨酸亚砜和蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶的结构和催化机理,综述蛋氨酸亚砜和蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶荧光探针的部分研究进展,对该领域的研究前景进行展望。     

Determination of sulfur amino acids in foods as related to bioavailability

During the processing of feedstuffs and foods, methionine can be oxidized to methionine sulfoxide and methionine sulfone, and cysteine can be oxidized to cysteic acid. Methionine sulfone and cysteic acid are nutritionally unavailable, but methionine sulfoxide can be utilized, at least to some degree. The degree of utilization depends on the levels of methionine, cysteine, and methionine sulfoxide in the diet, but there is no consensus in the literature on the quantitative impact of these dietary constituents on methionine sulfoxide utilization. Methionine and cysteine are most often determined after quantitative oxidation to methionine sulfone and cysteic acid, respectively, using performic acid oxidation prior to hydrolysis. However, this method may overestimate the methionine content of processed foods, as it will include any methionine sulfoxide and methionine sulfone present. A selection of analytical methods has been developed to allow the separate determination of the 3 oxidized forms of methionine, the merits of which are discussed in this review. An additional consideration for determining methionine and cysteine bioavailability is that not all dietary methionine and cysteine is digested and absorbed from the small intestine. Selected methods designed to determine the extent of digestion and absorption are discussed. Finally, a concept for a new assay for determining methionine bioavailability, which includes determining the digestibility of methionine and methionine sulfoxide as well as the utilization of methionine sulfoxide, is presented.     

An NMR-Based Biosensor to Measure Stereospecific Methionine Sulfoxide Reductase Activities in Vitro and in Vivo**

Oxidation of protein methionines to methionine-sulfoxides (MetOx) is associated with several age-related diseases. In healthy cells, MetOx is reduced to methionine by two families of conserved methionine sulfoxide reductase enzymes, MSRA and MSRB that specifically target the S- or R-diastereoisomers of methionine-sulfoxides, respectively. To directly interrogate MSRA and MSRB functions in cellular settings, we developed an NMR-based biosensor that we call CarMetOx to simultaneously measure both enzyme activities in single reaction setups. We demonstrate the suitability of our strategy to delineate MSR functions in complex biological environments, including cell lysates and live zebrafish embryos. Thereby, we establish differences in substrate specificities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic MSRs and introduce CarMetOx as a highly sensitive tool for studying therapeutic targets of oxidative stress-related human diseases and redox regulated signaling pathways.     

照相明胶与化学增感剂相互作用的XPS研究

本文采用X射线光电子能谱技术研究了两种照相明胶与化学增感剂相互作用的机理.当两种照相明胶样品在HAuCl₄溶液中反应5min后,明胶中的蛋氨酸、蛋氨酸亚砜均被氧化为蛋氨酸砜.与此同时,明胶吸附的大部分Au³⁺被还原为Au⁺,并且Au⁺以络合形态存在于明胶之中.根据与AuCl₃反应之后明胶中Au³⁺与Au⁺的比例,法国明胶的还原性略高于包头明胶.添加到明胶中的Na₂S₂O₃能将明胶大分子所含的蛋氨酸亚砜全部还原为蛋氨酸.S₂O₃^2-、蛋氨酸和蛋氨酸砜可以稳定共存于明胶体系之中,外加的S₂O₃^2-的还原性高于明胶中蛋氨酸、蛋氨酸亚砜的还原性.添加Na₂S₂O₃后的两种照相明胶均可以将其溶胀吸附的Au³⁺全部还原为胶态金.此时,参与氧化还原反应的主要基团是S₂O₃^2-而非明胶中的蛋氨酸残基.由于Na₂S₂O₃的添加,照相明胶对AuCl₃的还原能力增强.     

Role of Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators in Modifying Host Defense and Decreasing Bacterial Virulence

Bacterial infection activates the innate immune system as part of the host’s defense against invading pathogens. Host response to bacterial pathogens includes leukocyte activation, inflammatory mediator release, phagocytosis, and killing of bacteria. An appropriate host response requires resolution. The resolution phase involves attenuation of neutrophil migration, neutrophil apoptosis, macrophage recruitment, increased phagocytosis, efferocytosis of apoptotic neutrophils, and tissue repair. Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators (SPMs) are bioactive fatty acids that were shown to be highly effective in promoting resolution of infectious inflammation and survival in several models of infection. In this review, we provide insight into the role of SPMs in active host defense mechanisms for bacterial clearance including a new mechanism of action in which an SPM acts directly to reduce bacterial virulence.     

Ab initio calculations of methionines and their protonated forms

Ab initio calculations of molecular and electronic structures of neutral molecules and protonated forms of methionine and its derivatives in the gaseous phase were carried out by the Hartree-Fock method using the 6–31G^* basis set with full geometry optimization. Proton affinities of methionine (1), methionine sulfoxide (2), and methionine sulfone (3) were calculated for different modes of coordination of the proton. The results of calculations demonstrated that in protonated forms of 1 and 3, bonding between the proton and the N atom is most favorable, while in protonated form of 2, bonding between the proton and the O atom of the SO group is most favorable. The proton affinities of the amino acids are as follows: 223.2 (1), 241.2 (2), and 221.5 (3) kcal mol⁻¹,i.e., methionine sulfoxide 2 exhibits the highest proton affinity in the series of the amino acids under consideration. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1487–1490, August, 1998.     

In vivo imaging of inflammation using an aptamer inhibitor of human neutrophil elastase

Background: We previously reported the isolation of aptamer irreversible inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase. We now report on the application of aptamer technology to the field of diagnostic imaging.Results: The enzyme elastase has been reported to bind to the surface of activated neutrophils. Using a fluorescent flow cytometry assay, we showed that an aptamer inhibitor of elastase also binds preferentially to activated neutrophils. We then tested the ability of the aptamer to image inflammation in vivo in a rat reverse passive Arthus reaction model. The aptamer achieved a peak target-to-background (T/B) ratio of 4.3 ± 0.6 in 2 hours. IgG, which is used clinically to image inflammation, took a longer time to achieve a lower T/B: 3.1 ± 0.1 at 3 hours. The difference in T/B values is due to the faster clearance of the aptamer signal from the blood pool.Conclusions: It is feasible to apply aptamer ligands for use in diagnostic imaging, where they may offer significant advantages over monoclonal antibodies and other reagents.     

Erratum to: Identification of a new source of interference leached from polypropylene tubes in mass-selective analysis

An interference leached from polypropylene tubes was identified to be a sulfoxide oxidative product of didodecyl 3,3′-thiodipropionate (DDTDP) that is used to prevent oxidative degradation of synthetic polymers. A sulfone oxidative product of DDTDP leached from the polypropylene tubes was also observed. The interfering compounds were isolated by LC and characterized using time-of-flight mass spectrometry and NMR. Authentic sulfoxide and sulfone products of DDTDP were also prepared by reacting DDTDP with hydrogen peroxide reaching an unequivocal structural assignment. In conclusion, when analytes of interest are solubilized in predominantly organic solvents and kept in polypropylene containers, the possibility of contamination from leached chemicals should be taken into account.     

Identification of a new source of interference leached from polypropylene tubes in mass-selective analysis

An interference leached from polypropylene tubes was identified to be a sulfoxide oxidative product of didodecyl 3,3'-thiodipropionate (DDTDP) that is used to prevent oxidative degradation of synthetic polymers. A sulfone oxidative product of DDTDP leached from the polypropylene tubes was also observed. The interfering compounds were isolated by LC and characterized using time-of-flight mass spectrometry and NMR. Authentic sulfoxide and sulfone products of DDTDP were also prepared by reacting DDTDP with hydrogen peroxide reaching an unequivocal structural assignment. In conclusion, when analytes of interest are solubilized in predominantly organic solvents and kept in polypropylene containers, the possibility of contamination from leached chemicals should be taken into account.     

Kinetics and Mechanism of the Ferrate Oxidation of Thiosulfate and Other Sulfur-Containing Species

The kinetics of the reaction of ferrate, FeO(4)(2-), with several sulfur-containing species in aqueous media have been investigated, and the results are reported. It was found that, when the reductant is in excess, ferrate rapidly oxidizes thiosulfate to sulfite, benzenesulfinate to benzenesulfonate, methionine to its corresponding sulfoxide, and dimethyl sulfoxide to dimethyl sulfone. The rate law for each reaction is first order with respect to each reactant and first order with respect to the hydrogen ion concentration. A mechanism for each oxidation reaction is discussed.     

在照相明胶层中金催化的铜无电沉积

利用X射线光电子能谱的原位氩离子束溅射和ESCA技术，研究了无电沉积前后照相明胶中硫元素化学形态的变化，对无电沉积所形成的导电膜进行了深度剖析，探讨了照相明胶层中金催化的铜无电沉积机理．结果表明：在酸性条件下（pH＝3．20），明胶大分子的蛋氨酸亚砜对AU3 仍具有较大的还原能力，明胶大分子的蛋氨酸、蛋氨酸亚砜将Au3 最终还原为胶态金，而蛋氨酸和蛋氨酸亚砜均被氧化为蛋氨酸砜．在无电沉积初期，胶态金作为催化中心引发铜的无电沉积，之后的反应为Cu2 在新生态铜的自催化下的还原沉积．在无电沉积过程的碱性条件下（pH＝12．50），明胶中的部分蛋氨酸砜又被甲醛还原为蛋氨酸．     

Oxidimetric determination of methionine and its metal complexes with chloramine-B and dichloramine-B

Simple, rapid, and reproducible methods for the determination of methionine (HMt) and its metal complexes, [NiMt]ClO₄₊ and Na[AgMt₂], in aqueous solutions have been developed, based on their oxidation with chloramine-B and dichloramine-B at room temperature. The direct titration, with a visual or potentiometric endpoint, involves a two-electron change corresponding to the formation of methionine sulfoxide. Several amino acids and common anions and cations do not interfere under these conditions. In the back-titration procedure methionine and its complexes are oxidized by excess CAB in 0.1 N NaOH medium with a four-electron change corresponding to the formation of methionine sulfone. The amino acid and its complexes are, however, oxidized to the respective nitrile, with excess DCB with an eight-electron change.     

蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶的结构特征及与神经退行性疾病的关系

蛋氨酸易被氧化为蛋氨酸亚砜,使生物体中氧化还原平衡失调,诱发各种疾病.蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶(Msrs)能将蛋氨酸亚砜还原成蛋氨酸,恢复蛋白的结构与功能,对调控多种氧化应激相关疾病具有重要作用.本文结合本课题组的研究结果,介绍了Msrs的分类进化、结构特征、催化机理和基因工程表达;综述了Msrs与衰老、帕金森病和阿尔茨海默病的关系,以探讨有关Msrs研究的发展方向和应用前景.     

蛋氨酸与化学增感剂的相互作用机理

运用X射线光电子能谱 (XPS)的ESCA扫描技术研究了蛋氨酸与不同化学增感剂相互作用及其中的硫、金、碳和氧等元素的化学形态和相对含量的变化规律 .发现蛋氨酸与不同的化学增感剂的反应机理是不尽相同的 .蛋氨酸与S增感剂不会发生任何化学反应 ,它们可以稳定地共存于同一体系之中 ;蛋氨酸可以将全部Au3+ 增感剂还原为Au ,其自身部分被氧化为蛋氨酸亚砜 ,并且在其脱质子的羟基部位与Au形成Au -O -C结构的金属配合物 .向蛋氨酸体系中加入S +Au增感剂后 ,体系中的氧化还原反应发生在外加的Au3+ 和S2 O32 - 之间 ,此时蛋氨酸的作用是将被S增感剂还原的Au络合 ,亦形成Au -O -C结构的配合物 .     

Different mechanisms of oxidative stress and neurotoxicity for Alzheimer's A beta(1--42) and A beta(25--35)

Oxidative stress induced by amyloid beta-peptide (A beta) has been implicated in the neurodegeneration observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. However, the mechanism by which the predominant form of A beta found in AD brains, A beta(1--42), causes oxidative stress and neurotoxicity remains unknown. Numerous laboratories have used the smaller 11-amino acid fragment of the full-length peptide, A beta(25--35), as a convenient alternative in AD investigations since the smaller peptide mimics several of the toxicological and oxidative stress properties of the native full-length peptide. Our observation that the truncated peptide is more rapidly toxic and causes more oxidative damage than the parent A beta(1--42) led us to investigate the cause for this enhanced toxicity of A beta(25--35) in order to gain insight into the mechanism of action of these peptides. These studies reveal that two different mechanisms may be operative in the two peptides; however, the single methionine residue in the peptides appears to play a crucial role in both mechanisms. That methionine is C-terminal in A beta(25--35) seems to be the cause for its exaggerated effects. When the next amino acid in the sequence of A beta(1--42) (valine) is appended to A beta(25--35), the resultant peptide, A beta(25--36), in which methionine is no longer C-terminal, is neither toxic to cultured neurons nor does it cause oxidative damage. Additionally, oxidizing the sulfur of methionine to a sulfoxide abrogates the damaging effects of both A beta(25--35) and A beta(1--42). The putative mechanistic role of methionine in the observed properties of A beta peptides is discussed in the context of the obtained results as is the role of A beta(1--42)-induced oxidative stress in the neurodegeneration found in AD brain.     

Synthesis of Enantioenriched Sulfoxides by an Oxidation-Reduction Enzymatic Cascade

Chiral sulfoxides are versatile synthons and have gained a particular interest in asymmetric synthesis of active pharmaceutical and agrochemical ingredients. Herein, a linear oxidation–reduction bienzymatic cascade to synthesize chiral sulfoxides is reported. The extraordinarily stable and active vanadium-dependent chloroperoxidase from Curvularia inaequalis (CiVCPO) was used to oxidize sulfides into racemic sulfoxides, which were then converted to chiral sulfoxides by highly enantioselective methionine sulfoxide reductase A (MsrA) and B (MsrB) by kinetic resolution, respectively. The combinatorial cascade gave a broad range of structurally diverse sulfoxides with excellent optical purity (>99 % ee) with complementary chirality. The enzymatic cascade requires no NAD(P)H recycling, representing a facile method for chiral sulfoxide synthesis. Particularly, the envisioned enzymatic cascade not only allows CiVCPO to gain relevance in chiral sulfoxide synthesis, but also provides a powerful approach for (S)-sulfoxide synthesis; the latter case is significantly unexplored for heme-dependent peroxidases and peroxygenases.     

Oxidation of Methionine by Colloidal MnO2 in Aqueous and Micellar Media: A Kinetic Study

The oxidation of methionine by freshly prepared colloidal manganese dioxide in aqueous as well as micellar media was studied spectrophotometrically at 35°C. The reaction between methionine and MnO₂ in both media exhibits 1:1 stoichiometry (methionine:MnO₂). The oxidation reaction is first order with regard to the MnO₂ concentration, but is fractional-order in the methionine concentration and HClO₄ concentrations. A catalytic effect of nonionic surfactant TX-100 on the rate of oxidation was observed and reaction rate was found to be proportional to {k′ + k″ [TX-100]}, where k′ and k″ are the rate constants in absence and presence of surfactant, respectively. The use of surfactant micelles is highlighted as, in favorable cases; the micelles help the redox reactions by bringing the reactants in a close proximity through hydrogen bonding. The oxidation reaction in aqueous and micellar media is shown to proceed via methionine–MnO₂ and methionine–MnO₂–TX-100 complexes, respectively, which decomposes slowly in a rate determining step to give methionine sulfoxide as the product. A suitable mechanism is proposed for these observations.     

蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶及其在白内障发生发展中的作用

蛋氨酸(Met)是生物体内很容易被氧化的氨基酸之一,氧化应激条件下,生成S型和R型蛋氨酸亚砜(MetO), 晶状体蛋白中MetO的增加与晶状体老化和白内障形成相关。生物体内存在着两种不同的蛋氨酸亚砜还原酶(Msr),即MsrA和B,分别能特异性地作用于自由或结合在蛋白质中的S-MetO和R-MetO,将MetO修复为Met,从而避免了蛋白质结构和功能的改变。在哺乳动物中,MsrA以单基因形式存在,而MsrB有3种异构体,分别为MsrB1,MsrB2和MsrB3,其中MsrB1是一个硒蛋白,又被称为硒蛋白R(SelR)。本文介绍了Msrs的基因表达、分布和亚细胞定位,比较了MsrA和MsrBs蛋白结构和催化机制的异同,讨论了晶状体蛋白Met残基的氧化与白内障形成和发展的关系。现有的这些研究结果表明Msrs作为一类特异性的抗氧化还原酶,通过对MetO的修复,在抑制晶状体的损伤方面发挥重要作用。此外,MsrB1作为一个硒蛋白受机体硒水平的调节,因此,通过补硒保持晶状体适当的硒浓度以维持MsrB1的活性,对白内障的形成和发展可能具有一定的预防作用。     

Boron doped diamond and glassy carbon electrodes comparative study of the oxidation behaviour of cysteine and methionine

The electrochemical oxidation behaviour at boron doped diamond and glassy carbon electrodes of the sulphur-containing amino acids cysteine and methionine, using cyclic and differential pulse voltammetry over a wide pH range, was compared. The oxidation reactions of these amino acids are irreversible, diffusion-controlled pH dependent processes, and occur in a complex cascade mechanism. The amino acid cysteine undergoes similar three consecutive oxidation reactions at both electrodes. The first step involves the oxidation of the sulfhydryl group with radical formation, that undergoes nucleophilic attack by water to give an intermediate species that is oxidized in the second step to cysteic acid. The oxidation of the sulfhydryl group leads to a disulfide bridge between two similar cysteine moieties forming cysteine. The subsequent oxidation of cystine occurs at a higher potential, due to the strong disulfide bridge covalent bond. The electro-oxidation of methionine at a glassy carbon electrode occurs in two steps, corresponding to the formation of sulfoxide and sulfone, involving the adsorption and protonation/deprotonation of the thiol group, followed by electrochemical oxidation. Methionine undergoes a one-step oxidation reaction at boron doped diamond electrodes due to the negligible adsorption, and the oxidation also leads to the formation of methionine sulfone.     

A simple LC-MS/MS method to determine plasma and cerebrospinal fluid levels of albendazole metabolites (albendazole sulfoxide and albendazole sulfone) in patients with neurocysticercosis

The development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of albendazole metabolites (albendazole sulfoxide and albendazole sulfone) in human plasma are described. Samples of 200 μL were extracted with ether-dichloromethane-chloroform (60:30:10, v/v/v). The chromatographic separation was performed using a C(18) column with methanol-formic acid 20 mmol/L (70:30) as the mobile phase. The method was linear in a range of 20-5000 ng/mL for albendazole sulfoxide and 10-1500 ng/mL for albendazole sulfone. For both analytes the method was precise (RSD < 12%) and accurate (RE <7%) with high recovery (>90%). The method was successfully applied to determine the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid levels of albendazole sulfoxide and albendazole sulfone in patients with subarachnoidal neurocysticercosis who received albendazole at 30 mg/kg per day for 7 days. This LC-MS/MS method yielded a quick, simple and reliable protocol for determining albendazole sulfoxide and albendazole sulfone concentrations in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid samples and is applicable to therapeutic monitoring.