TY - JOUR
T1 - Measurement of S-nitrosylation occupancy in the myocardium with cysteine-reactive tandem mass tags
T2 - Short communication
AU - Kohr, Mark J.
AU - Aponte, Angel
AU - Sun, Junhui
AU - Gucek, Marjan
AU - Steenbergen, Charles
AU - Murphy, Elizabeth
PY - 2012/10/26
Y1 - 2012/10/26
N2 - RATIONALE: S-nitrosylation (SNO) is a reversible, thiol-based protein modification that plays an important role in the myocardium by protecting critical cysteine residues from oxidation. However, little is known with regard to the percentage of a given protein that is modified by SNO (ie, SNO occupancy). Current methods allow for the relative quantification of SNO levels, but not for the determination of SNO occupancy. OBJECTIVE: To develop a method for the measurement of SNO occupancy, and apply this methodology to determine SNO occupancy in the myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS: We developed a differential cysteinereactive tandem mass tag (cysTMT) labeling procedure for the measurement of SNO occupancy. To validate this cysTMT labeling method, we treated whole-heart homogenates with the S-nitrosylating agent S-nitrosoglutathione and determined maximal SNO occupancy. We also examined SNO occupancy under more physiological conditions and observed that SNO occupancy is low for most protein targets at baseline. Following ischemic preconditioning, SNO occupancy increased to an intermediate level compared to baseline and Snitrosoglutathione treatment, and this is consistent with the ability of SNO to protect against cysteine oxidation. CONCLUSIONS: This novel cysTMT labeling approach provides a method for examining SNO occupancy in the myocardium. Using this approach, we demonstrated that IPC-induced SNO occupancy levels are sufficient to protect against oxidation.
AB - RATIONALE: S-nitrosylation (SNO) is a reversible, thiol-based protein modification that plays an important role in the myocardium by protecting critical cysteine residues from oxidation. However, little is known with regard to the percentage of a given protein that is modified by SNO (ie, SNO occupancy). Current methods allow for the relative quantification of SNO levels, but not for the determination of SNO occupancy. OBJECTIVE: To develop a method for the measurement of SNO occupancy, and apply this methodology to determine SNO occupancy in the myocardium. METHODS AND RESULTS: We developed a differential cysteinereactive tandem mass tag (cysTMT) labeling procedure for the measurement of SNO occupancy. To validate this cysTMT labeling method, we treated whole-heart homogenates with the S-nitrosylating agent S-nitrosoglutathione and determined maximal SNO occupancy. We also examined SNO occupancy under more physiological conditions and observed that SNO occupancy is low for most protein targets at baseline. Following ischemic preconditioning, SNO occupancy increased to an intermediate level compared to baseline and Snitrosoglutathione treatment, and this is consistent with the ability of SNO to protect against cysteine oxidation. CONCLUSIONS: This novel cysTMT labeling approach provides a method for examining SNO occupancy in the myocardium. Using this approach, we demonstrated that IPC-induced SNO occupancy levels are sufficient to protect against oxidation.
KW - S-nitrosylation
KW - ischemic preconditioning
KW - occupancy
KW - oxidation
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U2 - 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.271320
DO - 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.271320
M3 - Article
C2 - 22865876
AN - SCOPUS:84868703950
SN - 0009-7330
VL - 111
SP - 1308
EP - 1312
JO - Circulation research
JF - Circulation research
IS - 10
ER -