The antioxidant function of Sco proteins depends on a critical surface-exposed residue
Aslihan Ekim Kocabey1, Gerhard Rödel1, Uta Gey1
1Institute of Genetics, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany.
Background:
Besides their role in copper metabolism, Sco proteins from different organisms have been shown to play a defensive role against oxidative stress. In the present study, we set out to identify crucial amino acid residues for the antioxidant activity.
Methods:
Native and mutated Sco proteins from human, Arabidopsis thaliana and the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis were expressed in the model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The oxidative stress resistance of the respective transformants was determined by growth and lipid peroxidation assays.
Results:
A functionally important site, located 15 amino acids downstream of the well-conserved copper binding CxxxC motif, was identified. Mutational analysis revealed that a positive charge at this position has a detrimental effect on the antioxidant capacity. Bioinformatic analysis predicts that this site is surface-exposed, and according to Co-IP data it is required for binding of proteins that are connected to known antioxidant pathways.
Conclusion:
This study shows that the antioxidant capacity of eukaryotic Sco proteins is conserved and depends on the presence of functional site(s) rather than the extent of overall sequence homology.
General Significance:
These findings provide an insight into the conserved functional sites of eukaryotic Sco proteins that are crucial for combating oxidative stress. This capacity is probably not due to an enzymatic activity but rather is indirectly mediated by interaction with other proteins.
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