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Analytical Techniques for Assaying Nitric Oxide Bioactivity
Published on: June 18, 2012
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El óxido nítrico modula la actividad redox de la endonucleasa III por un desplazamiento negativo de 800 mV en la
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|August 28, 2018
Resumen
La exposición al óxido nítrico transforma los grupos de hierro- azufre en la endonucleasa III (EndoIII) en complejos de hierro dinitrosil y Roussin.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Bioquímica y Biología Molecular
- Química bioorgánica
- La electroquímica
Sus antecedentes:
- La endonucleasa III (EndoIII) es una enzima de reparación del ADN que contiene un grupo [Fe4S4].
- Los grupos de hierro- azufre en las proteínas son susceptibles a la modificación por el óxido nítrico (NO).
- Las consecuencias funcionales de la nitrosilación de clúster [Fe4S4] en las enzimas de reparación del ADN no se comprenden bien.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Caracterizar los productos de nitrociliación del grupo [Fe4S4] en EndoIII.
- Investigar el impacto de la nitrosilación en la actividad redox y la función de reparación del ADN de EndoIII.
- Para aclarar el mecanismo por el cual la nitrosilación afecta el transporte de carga mediado por el ADN.
Principales métodos:
- La electroquímica del oro modificado por el ADN y la voltametría de la película proteica.
- Ensayos electroforéticos de movilidad por turnos (EMSA).
- Espectrometría de masas (EM) de proteínas enteras y digeridas con tripsina.
- Espectroscopia de resonancia paramagnética de electrones de pulso de correlación hiperfina (HYSCORE).
Principales resultados:
- La nitrosilación de EndoIII produce un complejo de hierro dinitrosil y un éster rojo de Roussin no reportado.
- El EndoIII nitrolizado exhibe un desplazamiento negativo significativo en el potencial de reducción (~ -800 mV).
- La actividad redox ligada al ADN de EndoIII se elimina con la nitrosilación, a pesar de una afinidad similar para la unión al ADN.
Conclusiones:
- La nitrosilación en racimo de la endonucleasa III [Fe4S4] produce distintas especies de hierro-nitrosilo.
- La nitrosilación en racimo altera drásticamente las propiedades redox de EndoIII.
- La nitrosilación del racimo [Fe4S4] modula la actividad redox unida al ADN y el transporte de carga mediado por el ADN.
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