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Published on: March 24, 2012
The nonclassic secretion of thioredoxin is not sensitive to redox state
Marcel Tanudji1, Sarah Hevi, Steven L Chuck
1Molecular Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel, Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
Abstract:
Thioredoxin (Trx) is a cytosolic, redox-active protein that is secreted from many cells and has several extracellular functions. In activated lymphocytes, the pathway of secretion does not involve the Golgi apparatus. Levels of extracellular Trx are decreased by the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. Hence, the secretion of Trx could be altered by the redox status of the cell or the protein. To study Trx mutants, we characterized the secretion of human Trx from Chinese hamster ovary cells. Secretion of human Trx is unaffected by brefeldin A, slow but efficient, and sensitive to low temperature and factors in serum. We demonstrate that N-acetylcysteine reduces the cellular level of Trx but not the proportion secreted; thus this chemical does not block the nonclassic pathway for Trx secretion. Furthermore, we find that mutations in either the active site or the dimerization site of Trx do not alter its secretion. Thus the nonclassic secretion of Trx is not dependent on the redox status of either the cell or the protein.
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