Oxidation of an exposed methionine instigates the aggregation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase

Andre L. Samson, Anja S. Knaupp, Itamar Kass, Oded Kleifeld, Emilia M. Marijanovic, Victoria A. Hughes, Chris J. Lupton, Ashley M. Buckle, Stephen P. Bottomley, Robert L. Medcalf

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Abstract

Background: GAPDH is a glycolytic enzyme that aggregates during disease. Cysteine oxidation is the putative cause of aggregation. Whether GAPDH aggregation influences disease is unknown.

Results: Mutating Met-46 renders GAPDH resistant to free radical-induced aggregation.

Conclusion: Methionine oxidation, rather than cysteine oxidation, is a primary event that instigates GAPDH aggregation.

Significance: Mutating Met-46 in vivo should elucidate whether GAPDH aggregation causally contributes to disease.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26922-26936
Number of pages15
JournalJournal of Biological Chemistry
Volume289
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Sep 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cell Biology

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