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Condeles AL, da Silva GS, Hernandes MBB, Toledo Junior JC. Insights on the endogenous labile iron pool binding properties. Biometals 2024:10.1007/s10534-024-00591-4. [PMID: 38691278 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-024-00591-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
Abstract
Under normal physiological conditions, the endogenous Labile Iron Pool (LIP) constitutes a ubiquitous, dynamic, tightly regulated reservoir of cellular ferrous iron. Furthermore, LIP is loaded into new apo-iron proteins, a process akin to the activity of metallochaperones. Despite such importance on iron metabolism, the LIP identity and binding properties have remained elusive. We hypothesized that LIP binds to cell constituents (generically denoted C) and forms an iron complex termed CLIP. Combining this binding model with the established Calcein (CA) methodology for assessing cytosolic LIP, we have formulated an equation featuring two experimentally quantifiable parameters (the concentrations of the cytosolic free CA and CA and LIP complex termed CALIP) and three unknown parameters (the total concentrations of LIP and C and their thermodynamic affinity constant Kd). The fittings of cytosolic CALIP × CA concentrations data encompassing a few cellular models to this equation with floating unknown parameters were successful. The computed adjusted total LIP (LIPT) and C (CT) concentrations fall within the sub-to-low micromolar range while the computed Kd was in the 10-2 µM range for all cell types. Thus, LIP binds and has high affinity to cellular constituents found in low concentrations and has remarkably similar properties across different cell types, shedding fresh light on the properties of endogenous LIP within cells.
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- André Luís Condeles
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil.
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Wójciuk KE, Sadło J, Lewandowska H, Brzóska K, Kruszewski M. A Crucial Role of Proteolysis in the Formation of Intracellular Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes. Molecules 2024; 29:1630. [PMID: 38611909 PMCID: PMC11013114 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29071630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) stabilize nitric oxide in cells and tissues and constitute an important form of its storage and transportation. DNICs may comprise low-molecular-weight ligands, e.g., thiols, imidazole groups in chemical compounds with low molecular weight (LMWDNICs), or high-molecular-weight ligands, e.g., peptides or proteins (HMWDNICs). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of low- and high-molecular-weight ligands in DNIC formation. Lysosomal and proteasomal proteolysis was inhibited by specific inhibitors. Experiments were conducted on human erythroid K562 cells and on K562 cells overexpressing a heavy chain of ferritin. Cell cultures were treated with •NO donor. DNIC formation was monitored by electron paramagnetic resonance. Pretreatment of cells with proteolysis inhibitors diminished the intensity and changed the shape of the DNIC-specific EPR signal in a treatment time-dependent manner. The level of DNIC formation was significantly influenced by the presence of protein degradation products. Interestingly, formation of HMWDNICs depended on the availability of LMWDNICs. The extent of glutathione involvement in the in vivo formation of DNICs is minor yet noticeable, aligning with our prior research findings.
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- Karolina E. Wójciuk
- Nuclear Facilities Operations Department, National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), 05-400 Otwock, Poland
- Centre for Radiobiology and Biological Dosimetry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland; (H.L.); (K.B.); (M.K.)
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- Centre for Radiation Chemistry and Technology, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland;
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- Centre for Radiobiology and Biological Dosimetry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland; (H.L.); (K.B.); (M.K.)
- School of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw, 59 Okopowa St., 01-043 Warsaw, Poland
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- Centre for Radiobiology and Biological Dosimetry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland; (H.L.); (K.B.); (M.K.)
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- Centre for Radiobiology and Biological Dosimetry, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, Dorodna 16, 03-195 Warsaw, Poland; (H.L.); (K.B.); (M.K.)
- Department of Molecular Biology and Translational Research, Institute of Rural Health, Jaczewskiego 2, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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Thomas D, Palczewski M, Kuschman H, Hoffman B, Yang H, Glynn S, Wilson D, Kool E, Montfort W, Chang J, Petenkaya A, Chronis C, Cundari T, Sappa S, Islam K, McVicar D, Fan Y, Chen Q, Meerzaman D, Sierk M. Nitric oxide inhibits ten-eleven translocation DNA demethylases to regulate 5mC and 5hmC across the genome. RESEARCH SQUARE 2024:rs.3.rs-4131804. [PMID: 38645113 PMCID: PMC11030528 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4131804/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/23/2024]
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DNA methylation at cytosine bases of eukaryotic DNA (5-methylcytosine, 5mC) is a heritable epigenetic mark that can regulate gene expression in health and disease. Enzymes that metabolize 5mC have been well-characterized, yet the discovery of endogenously produced signaling molecules that regulate DNA methyl-modifying machinery have not been described. Herein, we report that the free radical signaling molecule nitric oxide (NO) can directly inhibit the Fe(II)/2-OG-dependent DNA demethylases ten-eleven translocation (TET) and human AlkB homolog 2 (ALKBH2). Physiologic NO concentrations reversibly inhibited TET and ALKBH2 demethylase activity by binding to the mononuclear non-heme iron atom which formed a dinitrosyliron complex (DNIC) preventing cosubstrates (2-OG and O2) from binding. In cancer cells treated with exogenous NO, or cells endogenously synthesizing NO, there was a global increase in 5mC and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5hmC) in DNA, the substrates for TET, that could not be attributed to increased DNA methyltransferase activity. 5mC was also elevated in NO-producing cell-line-derived mouse xenograft and patient-derived xenograft tumors. Genome-wide DNA methylome analysis of cells chronically treated with NO (10 days) demonstrated enrichment of 5mC and 5hmC at gene-regulatory loci which correlated to changes in the expression of NO-regulated tumor-associated genes. Regulation of DNA methylation is distinctly different from canonical NO signaling and represents a novel epigenetic role for NO.
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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- Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry
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- University of Galway, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, D. of Pathology
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- Stanford University, Department of Chemistry, School of Humanities and Sciences
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- Houston Methodist, Department of Medicine and Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
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- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Chemistry
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- National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research
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- National Cancer Institute, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology
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- National Cancer Institute, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology
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- National Cancer Institute, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology
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- National Cancer Institute, Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology
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Quiroz M, Darensbourg MY. Development of (NO)Fe(N 2S 2) as a Metallodithiolate Spin Probe Ligand: A Case Study Approach. Acc Chem Res 2024; 57:831-844. [PMID: 38416694 PMCID: PMC10979402 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/01/2024]
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ConspectusThe ubiquity of sulfur-metal connections in nature inspires the design of bi- and multimetallic systems in synthetic inorganic chemistry. Common motifs for biocatalysts developed in evolutionary biology include the placement of metals in close proximity with flexible sulfur bridges as well as the presence of π-acidic/delocalizing ligands. This Account will delve into the development of a (NO)Fe(N2S2) metallodithiolate ligand that harnesses these principles. The Fe(NO) unit is the centroid of a N2S2 donor field, which as a whole is capable of serving as a redox-active, bidentate S-donor ligand. Its paramagnetism as well as the ν(NO) vibrational monitor can be exploited in the development of new classes of heterobimetallic complexes. We offer four examples in which the unpaired electron on the {Fe(NO)}7 unit is spin-paired with adjacent paramagnets in proximal and distal positions.First, the exceptional stability of the (NO)Fe(N2S2)-Fe(NO)2 platform, which permits its isolation and structural characterization at three distinct redox levels, is linked to the charge delocalization occurring on both the Fe(NO) and the Fe(NO)2 supports. This accommodates the formation of a rare nonheme {Fe(NO)}8 triplet state, with a linear configuration. A subsequent FeNi complex, featuring redox-active ligands on both metals (NO on iron and dithiolene on nickel), displayed unexpected physical properties. Our research showed good reversibility in two redox processes, allowing isolation in reduced and oxidized forms. Various spectroscopic and crystallographic analyses confirmed these states, and Mössbauer data supported the redox change at the iron site upon reduction. Oxidation of the complex produced a dimeric dication, revealing an intriguing magnetic behavior. The monomer appears as a spin-coupled diradical between {Fe(NO)}7 and the nickel dithiolene monoradical, while dimerization couples the latter radical units via a Ni2S2 rhomb. Magnetic data (SQUID) on the dimer dication found a singlet ground state with a thermally accessible triplet state that is responsible for magnetism. A theoretical model built on an H4 chain explains this unexpected ferromagnetic low-energy triplet state arising from the antiferromagnetic coupling of a four-radical molecular conglomerate. For comparison, two (NO)Fe(N2S2) were connected through diamagnetic group 10 cations producing diradical trimetallic complexes. Antiferromagnetic coupling is observed between {Fe(NO)}7 units, with exchange coupling constants (J) of -3, -23, and -124 cm-1 for NiII, PdII, and PtII, respectively. This trend is explained by the enhanced covalency and polarizability of sulfur-dense metallodithiolate ligands. A central paramagnetic trans-Cr(NO)(MeCN) receiver unit core results in a cissoid structural topology, influenced by the stereoactivity of the lone pair(s) on the sulfur donors. This {Cr(NO)}5 radical bridge, unlike all previous cases, finds the coupling between the distal Fe(NO) radicals to be ferromagnetic (J = 24 cm-1).The stability and predictability of this S = 1/2 moiety and the steric/electronic properties of the bridging thiolate sulfurs suggest it to be a likely candidate for the development of novel molecular (magnetic) compounds and possibly materials. The role of synthetic inorganic chemistry in designing synthons that permit connections of the (NO)Fe(N2S2) metalloligand is highlighted as well as the properties of the heterobi- and polymetallic complexes derived therefrom.
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- Manuel Quiroz
- Department of Chemistry, Texas
A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas
A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Medeiros NM, Garcia FA, Truzzi DR. Insight into the relevance of dinitrosyl iron complex (DNIC) formation in the absence of thiols in aqueous media. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:1951-1955. [PMID: 38226550 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt04356h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2024]
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DNIC can be formed in aqueous media in the absence of thiols via mechanisms that depend exclusively on Fe(II) and NO. However, these reactions do not take place at intracellular concentrations of Fe(II) and NO, reinforcing the relevance of thiols to assist Fe(II) to Fe(I) reduction during DNIC formation in biological media.
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- Nathália Miranda Medeiros
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil.
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Titov VY, Dolgorukova AM, Osipov AN, Kochish II. DNIC is a Structure Providing Specificity of Physiological Effects of NO. Bull Exp Biol Med 2023; 176:160-164. [PMID: 38194076 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-024-05987-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Metabolism of nitric oxide (NO) donors: dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNIC), nitrosothiols (RSNO), and nitroprusside was studied on a chick embryo model. The obtained results give reason to assume that DNIC constituting the main pool of nitroso compounds in the vast majority of tissues are NO donors immediately interacting with the physiological target of NO, and other NO donors can perform this function after their transformation into DNIC. NO is released from DNIC not spontaneously, but under a joint influence of a factor destroying the complex and a target having chemical affinity for NO. A similar mechanism is apparently implicated in NO passage through the cell membrane.
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- V Yu Titov
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia.
- Federal Scientific Center "All-Russian Research and Technological Poultry Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow region, Russia.
- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia.
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- Federal Scientific Center "All-Russian Research and Technological Poultry Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow region, Russia
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- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
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Kuschman HP, Palczewski MB, Hoffman B, Menhart M, Wang X, Glynn S, Islam ABMMK, Benevolenskaya EV, Thomas DD. Nitric oxide inhibits FTO demethylase activity to regulate N 6-methyladenosine mRNA methylation. Redox Biol 2023; 67:102928. [PMID: 37866163 PMCID: PMC10623363 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal modification on eukaryotic mRNAs. Demethylation of m6A on mRNA is catalyzed by the enzyme fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO), a member of the nonheme Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG)-dependent family of dioxygenases. FTO activity and m6A-mRNA are dysregulated in multiple diseases including cancers, yet endogenous signaling molecules that modulate FTO activity have not been identified. Here we show that nitric oxide (NO) is a potent inhibitor of FTO demethylase activity by directly binding to the catalytic iron center, which causes global m6A hypermethylation of mRNA in cells and results in gene-specific enrichment of m6A on mRNA of NO-regulated transcripts. Both cell culture and tumor xenograft models demonstrated that endogenous NO synthesis can regulate m6A-mRNA levels and transcriptional changes of m6A-associated genes. These results build a direct link between NO and m6A-mRNA regulation and reveal a novel signaling mechanism of NO as an endogenous regulator of the epitranscriptome.
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA
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- Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry, USA
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- College of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology and Bioengineering, USA
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- College of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology and Bioengineering, USA
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- University of Galway, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, D. of Pathology, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA.
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Dent MR, DeMartino AW. Nitric oxide and thiols: Chemical biology, signalling paradigms and vascular therapeutic potential. Br J Pharmacol 2023:10.1111/bph.16274. [PMID: 37908126 PMCID: PMC11058123 DOI: 10.1111/bph.16274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023] Open
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Nitric oxide (• NO) interactions with biological thiols play crucial, but incompletely determined, roles in vascular signalling and other biological processes. Here, we highlight two recently proposed signalling paradigms: (1) the formation of a vasodilating labile nitrosyl ferrous haem (NO-ferrohaem) facilitated by thiols via thiyl radical generation and (2) polysulfides/persulfides and their interaction with • NO. We also describe the specific (bio)chemical routes in which • NO and thiols react to form S-nitrosothiols, a broad class of small molecules, and protein post-translational modifications that can influence protein function through catalytic site or allosteric structural changes. S-Nitrosothiol formation depends upon cellular conditions, but critically, an appropriate oxidant for either the thiol (yielding a thiyl radical) or • NO (yielding a nitrosonium [NO+ ]-donating species) is required. We examine the roles of these collective • NO/thiol species in vascular signalling and their cardiovascular therapeutic potential.
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- Matthew R. Dent
- Heart, Lung, Blood, and Vascular Medicine Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Liao CJ, Tseng YT, Cheng YA, Dayao LA, Iffland-Mühlhaus L, Gee LB, Ribson RD, Chan TS, Apfel UP, Lu TT. Ligand Control of Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes for Selective Superoxide-Mediated Nitric Oxide Monooxygenation and Superoxide-Dioxygen Interconversion. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20389-20402. [PMID: 37683125 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c05577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
Abstract
Through nitrosylation of [Fe-S] proteins, or the chelatable iron pool, a dinitrosyl iron unit (DNIU) [Fe(NO)2] embedded in the form of low-molecular-weight/protein-bound dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) was discovered as a metallocofactor assembled under inflammatory conditions with elevated levels of nitric oxide (NO) and superoxide (O2-). In an attempt to gain biomimetic insights into the unexplored transformations of the DNIU under inflammation, we investigated the reactivity toward O2- by a series of DNICs [(NO)2Fe(μ-MePyr)2Fe(NO)2] (1) and [(NO)2Fe(μ-SEt)2Fe(NO)2] (3). During the superoxide-induced conversion of DNIC 1 into DNIC [(K-18-crown-6-ether)2(NO2)][Fe(μ-MePyr)4(μ-O)2(Fe(NO)2)4] (2-K-crown) and a [Fe3+(MePyr)x(NO2)y(O)z]n adduct, stoichiometric NO monooxygenation yielding NO2- occurs without the transient formation of peroxynitrite-derived •OH/•NO2 species. To study the isoelectronic reaction of O2(g) and one-electron-reduced DNIC 1, a DNIC featuring an electronically localized {Fe(NO)2}9-{Fe(NO)2}10 electronic structure, [K-18-crown-6-ether][(NO)2Fe(μ-MePyr)2Fe(NO)2] (1-red), was successfully synthesized and characterized. Oxygenation of DNIC 1-red leads to the similar assembly of DNIC 2-K-crown, of which the electronic structure is best described as paramagnetic with weak antiferromagnetic coupling among the four S = 1/2 {FeIII(NO-)2}9 units and S = 5/2 Fe3+ center. In contrast to DNICs 1 and 1-red, DNICs 3 and [K-18-crown-6-ether][(NO)2Fe(μ-SEt)2Fe(NO)2] (3-red) display a reversible equilibrium of "3 + O2- ⇋ 3-red + O2(g)", which is ascribed to the covalent [Fe(μ-SEt)2Fe] core and redox-active [Fe(NO)2] unit. Based on this study, the supporting/bridging ligands in dinuclear DNIC 1/3 (or 1-red/3-red) control the selective monooxygenation of NO and redox interconversion between O2- and O2 during reaction with O2- (or O2).
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- Cheng-Jhe Liao
- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- LCLS, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- LCLS, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsinchu 30076, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Inorganic Chemistry I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
- Department of Electrosynthesis, Fraunhofer UMSICHT, 46047 Oberhausen, Germany
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 32023, Taiwan
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Liu T, Zhang M, Duot A, Mukosera G, Schroeder H, Power GG, Blood AB. Artifacts Introduced by Sample Handling in Chemiluminescence Assays of Nitric Oxide Metabolites. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1672. [PMID: 37759975 PMCID: PMC10525973 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12091672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
We recently developed a combination of four chemiluminescence-based assays for selective detection of different nitric oxide (NO) metabolites, including nitrite, S-nitrosothiols (SNOs), heme-nitrosyl (heme-NO), and dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs). However, these NO species (NOx) may be under dynamic equilibria during sample handling, which affects the final determination made from the readout of assays. Using fetal and maternal sheep from low and high altitudes (300 and 3801 m, respectively) as models of different NOx levels and compositions, we tested the hypothesis that sample handling introduces artifacts in chemiluminescence assays of NOx. Here, we demonstrate the following: (1) room temperature placement is associated with an increase and decrease in NOx in plasma and whole blood samples, respectively; (2) snap freezing and thawing lead to the interconversion of different NOx in plasma; (3) snap freezing and homogenization in liquid nitrogen eliminate a significant fraction of NOx in the aorta of stressed animals; (4) A "stop solution" commonly used to preserve nitrite and SNOs leads to the interconversion of different NOx in blood, while deproteinization results in a significant increase in detectable NOx; (5) some reagents widely used in sample pretreatments, such as mercury chloride, acid sulfanilamide, N-ethylmaleimide, ferricyanide, and anticoagulant ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, have unintended effects that destabilize SNO, DNICs, and/or heme-NO; (6) blood, including the residual blood clot left in the washed purge vessel, quenches the signal of nitrite when using ascorbic acid and acetic acid as the purge vessel reagent; and (7) new limitations to the four chemiluminescence-based assays. This study points out the need for re-evaluation of previous chemiluminescence measurements of NOx, and calls for special attention to be paid to sample handling, as it can introduce significant artifacts into NOx assays.
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- Taiming Liu
- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (T.L.); (M.Z.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (T.L.); (M.Z.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (T.L.); (M.Z.); (A.D.)
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- Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (G.M.); (H.S.)
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- Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (G.M.); (H.S.)
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- Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (G.M.); (H.S.)
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- Lawrence D. Longo, MD Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA; (G.M.); (H.S.)
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Principe P, Mukosera GT, Gray-Hutto N, Tugung A, Gheorghe CP, Blood AB. Nitric Oxide Affects Heme Oxygenase-1, Hepcidin, and Transferrin Receptor Expression in the Placenta. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065887. [PMID: 36982960 PMCID: PMC10056931 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Nitric oxide (NO) is a gasotransmitter that avidly binds both free and heme-bound iron, forming relatively stable iron nitrosyl compounds (FeNOs). We have previously demonstrated that FeNOs are present in the human placenta and are elevated in preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. The ability of NO to sequester iron raises the possibility of the NO-mediated disruption of iron homeostasis in the placenta. In this work, we tested whether exposure of placental syncytiotrophoblasts or villous tissue explants to sub-cytotoxic concentrations of NO would elicit the formation of FeNOs. Furthermore, we measured changes in the mRNA and protein expression levels of key iron regulatory genes in response to NO exposure. Ozone-based chemiluminescence was used to measure concentrations of NO and its metabolites. Our results showed a significant increase in FeNO levels in placental cells and explants treated with NO (p < 0.0001). The mRNA and protein levels of HO-1 were significantly increased in both cultured syncytiotrophoblasts and villous tissue explants (p < 0.01), and the mRNA levels of hepcidin and transferrin receptor were significantly increased in culture syncytiotrophoblasts and villous tissue explants, respectively, (p < 0.01), while no changes were seen in the expression levels of divalent metal transporter-1 or ferroportin. These results suggest a potential role for NO in iron homeostasis in the human placenta and could be relevant for disorders of pregnancy such as fetal growth restriction and preeclampsia.
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- Patricia Principe
- Lawrence D. Longo Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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- Lawrence D. Longo Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11370 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11370 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11370 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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- Lawrence D. Longo Center for Perinatal Biology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA
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Fujii J, Osaki T. Involvement of Nitric Oxide in Protecting against Radical Species and Autoregulation of M1-Polarized Macrophages through Metabolic Remodeling. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 28:molecules28020814. [PMID: 36677873 PMCID: PMC9861185 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28020814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 01/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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When the expression of NOS2 in M1-polarized macrophages is induced, huge amounts of nitric oxide (•NO) are produced from arginine and molecular oxygen as the substrates. While anti-microbial action is the primary function of M1 macrophages, excessive activation may result in inflammation being aggravated. The reaction of •NO with superoxide produces peroxynitrite, which is highly toxic to cells. Alternatively, however, this reaction eliminates radial electrons and may occasionally alleviate subsequent radical-mediated damage. Reactions of •NO with lipid radicals terminates the radical chain reaction in lipid peroxidation, which leads to the suppression of ferroptosis. •NO is involved in the metabolic remodeling of M1 macrophages. Enzymes in the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, notably aconitase 2, as well as respiratory chain enzymes, are preferential targets of •NO derivatives. Ornithine, an alternate compound produced from arginine instead of citrulline and •NO, is recruited to synthesize polyamines. Itaconate, which is produced from the remodeled TCA cycle, and polyamines function as defense systems against overresponses of M1 macrophages in a feedback manner. Herein, we overview the protective aspects of •NO against radical species and the autoregulatory systems that are enabled by metabolic remodeling in M9-polarized macrophages.
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Kochish II, Titov VY, Nikonov IN, Brazhnik EA, Vorobyov NI, Korenyuga MV, Myasnikova OV, Dolgorukova AM, Griffin DK, Romanov MN. Unraveling signatures of chicken genetic diversity and divergent selection in breed-specific patterns of early myogenesis, nitric oxide metabolism and post-hatch growth. Front Genet 2023; 13:1092242. [PMID: 36712856 PMCID: PMC9874007 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1092242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction: Due to long-term domestication, breeding and divergent selection, a vast genetic diversity in poultry currently exists, with various breeds being characterized by unique phenotypic and genetic features. Assuming that differences between chicken breeds divergently selected for economically and culturally important traits manifest as early as possible in development and growth stages, we aimed to explore breed-specific patterns and interrelations of embryo myogenesis, nitric oxide (NO) metabolism and post-hatch growth rate (GR). Methods: These characteristics were explored in eight breeds of different utility types (meat-type, dual purpose, egg-type, game, and fancy) by incubating 70 fertile eggs per breed. To screen the differential expression of seven key myogenesis associated genes (MSTN, GHR, MEF2C, MYOD1, MYOG, MYH1, and MYF5), quantitative real-time PCR was used. Results: We found that myogenesis associated genes expressed in the breast and thigh muscles in a coordinated manner showing breed specificity as a genetic diversity signature among the breeds studied. Notably, coordinated ("accord") expression patterns of MSTN, GHR, and MEFC2 were observed both in the breast and thigh muscles. Also, associated expression vectors were identified for MYOG and MYOD1 in the breast muscles and for MYOG and MYF5 genes in the thigh muscles. Indices of NO oxidation and post-hatch growth were generally concordant with utility types of breeds, with meat-types breeds demonstrating higher NO oxidation levels and greater GR values as compared to egg-type, dual purpose, game and fancy breeds. Discussion: The results of this study suggest that differences in early myogenesis, NO metabolism and post-hatch growth are breed-specific; they appropriately reflect genetic diversity and accurately capture the evolutionary history of divergently selected chicken breeds.
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- Ivan I. Kochish
- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
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- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia,Federal Scientific Center “All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
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- All-Russia Institute for Agricultural Microbiology, Pushkin, St. Petersburg, Russia
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- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
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- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Scientific Center “All-Russian Poultry Research and Technological Institute” of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow Oblast, Russia
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- School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia,School of Biosciences, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom,*Correspondence: Michael N. Romanov,
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Miranda KM, Ridnour LA, Cheng RYS, Wink DA, Thomas DD. The Chemical Biology of NO that Regulates Oncogenic Signaling and Metabolism: NOS2 and Its Role in Inflammatory Disease. Crit Rev Oncog 2023; 28:27-45. [PMID: 37824385 DOI: 10.1615/critrevoncog.2023047302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) and the enzyme that synthesizes it, nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2), have emerged as key players in inflammation and cancer. Expression of NOS2 in tumors has been correlated both with positive outcomes and with poor prognoses. The chemistry of NO is the major determinate to the biological outcome and the concentration of NO, which can range over five orders of magnitude, is critical in determining which pathways are activated. It is the activation of specific oncogenic and immunological mechanisms that shape the outcome. The kinetics of specific reactions determine the mechanisms of action. In this review, the relevant reactions of NO and related species are discussed with respect to these oncogenic and immunological signals.
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- Laboratory of Cancer Immunometabolism, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland
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- Laboratory of Cancer Immunometabolism, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland
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- Cancer and Inflammation Program, Laboratory of Cancer Immunometabolism, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Russell TM, Richardson DR. The good Samaritan glutathione-S-transferase P1: An evolving relationship in nitric oxide metabolism mediated by the direct interactions between multiple effector molecules. Redox Biol 2022; 59:102568. [PMID: 36563536 PMCID: PMC9800640 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) are phase II detoxification isozymes that conjugate glutathione (GSH) to xenobiotics and also suppress redox stress. It was suggested that GSTs have evolved not to enhance their GSH affinity, but to better interact with and metabolize cytotoxic nitric oxide (NO). The interactions between NO and GSTs involve their ability to bind and store NO as dinitrosyl-dithiol iron complexes (DNICs) within cells. Additionally, the association of GSTP1 with inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) results in its inhibition. The function of NO in vasodilation together with studies associating GSTM1 or GSTT1 null genotypes with preeclampsia, additionally suggests an intriguing connection between NO and GSTs. Furthermore, suppression of c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) activity occurs upon increased levels of GSTP1 or NO that decreases transcription of JNK target genes such as c-Jun and c-Fos, which inhibit apoptosis. This latter effect is mediated by the direct association of GSTs with MAPK proteins. GSTP1 can also inhibit nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling through its interactions with IKKβ and Iκα, resulting in decreased iNOS expression and the stimulation of apoptosis. It can be suggested that the inhibitory activity of GSTP1 within the JNK and NF-κB pathways may be involved in crosstalk between survival and apoptosis pathways and modulating NO-mediated ROS generation. These studies highlight an innovative role of GSTs in NO metabolism through their interaction with multiple effector proteins, with GSTP1 functioning as a "good Samaritan" within each pathway to promote favorable cellular conditions and NO levels.
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- Tiffany M. Russell
- Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, 4111, Australia,Corresponding author. Centre for Cancer Cell Biology, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, 4111, Queensland, Australia.
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Sanina NA, Kozub GI, Kondrat'eva TA, Korchagin DV, Shilov GV, Morgunov RB, Ovanesyan NS, Kulikov AV, Stupina TS, Terent'ev AA, Aldoshin SM. Anionic dinitrosyl iron complexes – new nitric oxide donors with selective toxicity to human glioblastoma cells. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.133506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chronic High-Altitude Hypoxia Alters Iron and Nitric Oxide Homeostasis in Fetal and Maternal Sheep Blood and Aorta. Antioxidants (Basel) 2022; 11:antiox11091821. [PMID: 36139895 PMCID: PMC9495375 DOI: 10.3390/antiox11091821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The mammalian fetus thrives at oxygen tensions much lower than those of adults. Gestation at high altitude superimposes hypoxic stresses on the fetus resulting in increased erythropoiesis. We hypothesized that chronic hypoxia at high altitude alters the homeostasis of iron and bioactive nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) in gestation. To test for this, electron paramagnetic resonance was used to provide unique measurements of iron, metalloproteins, and free radicals in the blood and aorta of fetal and maternal sheep from either high or low altitudes (3801 or 300 m). Using ozone-based chemiluminescence with selectivity for various NOx species, we determined the NOx levels in these samples immediately after collection. These experiments demonstrated a systemic redistribution of iron in high altitude fetuses as manifested by a decrease in both chelatable and total iron in the aorta and an increase in non-transferrin bound iron and total iron in plasma. Likewise, high altitude altered the redox status diversely in fetal blood and aorta. This study also found significant increases in blood and aortic tissue NOx in fetuses and mothers at high altitude. In addition, gradients in NOx concentrations observed between fetus and mother, umbilical artery and vein, and plasma and RBCs demonstrated complex dynamic homeostasis of NOx among these circulatory compartments, such as placental generation and efflux as well as fetal consumption of iron-nitrosyls in RBCs, probably HbNO. In conclusion, these results may suggest the utilization of iron from non-hematopoietic tissues iron for erythropoiesis in the fetus and increased NO bioavailability in response to chronic hypoxic stress at high altitude during gestation.
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Russell TM, Richardson DR. Glutathione-S-Transferases as Potential Targets for Modulation of Nitric Oxide-Mediated Vasodilation. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12091292. [PMID: 36139130 PMCID: PMC9496536 DOI: 10.3390/biom12091292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) are highly promiscuous in terms of their interactions with multiple proteins, leading to various functions. In addition to their classical detoxification roles with multi-drug resistance-related protein-1 (MRP1), more recent studies have indicated the role of GSTs in cellular nitric oxide (NO) metabolism. Vasodilation is classically induced by NO through its interaction with soluble guanylate cyclase. The ability of GSTs to biotransform organic nitrates such as nitroglycerin for NO generation can markedly modulate vasodilation, with this effect being prevented by specific GST inhibitors. Recently, other structurally distinct pro-drugs that generate NO via GST-mediated catalysis have been developed as anti-cancer agents and also indicate the potential of GSTs as suitable targets for pharmaceutical development. Further studies investigating GST biochemistry could enhance our understanding of NO metabolism and lead to the generation of novel and innovative vasodilators for clinical use.
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- Tiffany M. Russell
- Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane 4111, Australia
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- Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-7-3735-7549
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Cui C, Wu C, Shu P, Liu T, Li H, Beuve A. Soluble guanylyl cyclase mediates noncanonical nitric oxide signaling by nitrosothiol transfer under oxidative stress. Redox Biol 2022; 55:102425. [PMID: 35961098 PMCID: PMC9372771 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Soluble guanylyl cyclase (GC1) is an α/β heterodimer producing cGMP when stimulated by nitric oxide (NO). The NO-GC1-cGMP pathway is essential for cardiovascular homeostasis but is disrupted by oxidative stress, which causes GC1 desensitization to NO by heme oxidation and S-nitrosation (SNO) of specific cysteines. We discovered that under these conditions, GC1-α subunit increases cellular S-nitrosation via transfer of nitrosothiols to other proteins (transnitrosation) in cardiac and smooth muscle cells. One of the GC1 SNO-targets was the oxidized form of Thioredoxin1 (oTrx1), which is unidirectionally transnitrosated by GC1 with αC610 as a SNO-donor. Because oTrx1 itself drives transnitrosation, we sought and identified SNO-proteins targeted by both GC1 and Trx1. We found that transnitrosation of the small GTPase RhoA by SNO-GC1 requires oTrx1 as a nitrosothiol relay, suggesting a SNO-GC1→oTrx1→RhoA cascade. The RhoA signaling pathway, which is antagonized by the canonical NO-cGMP pathway, was alternatively inhibited by GC1-α-dependent S-nitrosation under oxidative conditions. We propose that SNO-GC1, via transnitrosation, mediates adaptive responses triggered by oxidation of the canonical NO-cGMP pathway.
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- Chuanlong Cui
- Rutgers School of Graduate Studies, Newark Health Science, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA; Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School at Rutgers, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Somerset, NJ, 08873, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School at Rutgers, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Center for Advanced Proteomics Research, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School at Rutgers, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Center for Advanced Proteomics Research, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School at Rutgers, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School at Rutgers, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA.
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Liu T, Schroeder H, Power GG, Blood AB. A physiologically relevant role for NO stored in vascular smooth muscle cells: A novel theory of vascular NO signaling. Redox Biol 2022; 53:102327. [PMID: 35605454 PMCID: PMC9126848 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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S-nitrosothiols (SNO), dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNIC), and nitroglycerine (NTG) dilate vessels via activation of soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) in vascular smooth muscle cells. Although these compounds are often considered to be nitric oxide (NO) donors, attempts to ascribe their vasodilatory activity to NO-donating properties have failed. Even more puzzling, many of these compounds have vasodilatory potency comparable to or even greater than that of NO itself, despite low membrane permeability. This raises the question: How do these NO adducts activate cytosolic sGC when their NO moiety is still outside the cell? In this review, we classify these compounds as ‘nitrodilators’, defined by their potent NO-mimetic vasoactivities despite not releasing requisite amounts of free NO. We propose that nitrodilators activate sGC via a preformed nitrodilator-activated NO store (NANOS) found within the vascular smooth muscle cell. We reinterpret vascular NO handling in the framework of this NANOS paradigm, and describe the knowledge gaps and perspectives of this novel model.
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Lehnert N, Kim E, Dong HT, Harland JB, Hunt AP, Manickas EC, Oakley KM, Pham J, Reed GC, Alfaro VS. The Biologically Relevant Coordination Chemistry of Iron and Nitric Oxide: Electronic Structure and Reactivity. Chem Rev 2021; 121:14682-14905. [PMID: 34902255 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that is involved in a wide range of physiological and pathological events in biology. Metal coordination chemistry, especially with iron, is at the heart of many biological transformations involving NO. A series of heme proteins, nitric oxide synthases (NOS), soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), and nitrophorins, are responsible for the biosynthesis, sensing, and transport of NO. Alternatively, NO can be generated from nitrite by heme- and copper-containing nitrite reductases (NIRs). The NO-bearing small molecules such as nitrosothiols and dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) can serve as an alternative vehicle for NO storage and transport. Once NO is formed, the rich reaction chemistry of NO leads to a wide variety of biological activities including reduction of NO by heme or non-heme iron-containing NO reductases and protein post-translational modifications by DNICs. Much of our understanding of the reactivity of metal sites in biology with NO and the mechanisms of these transformations has come from the elucidation of the geometric and electronic structures and chemical reactivity of synthetic model systems, in synergy with biochemical and biophysical studies on the relevant proteins themselves. This review focuses on recent advancements from studies on proteins and model complexes that not only have improved our understanding of the biological roles of NO but also have provided foundations for biomedical research and for bio-inspired catalyst design in energy science.
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- Nicolai Lehnert
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1055, United States
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Vanin AF, Ostrovskaya LA, Korman DB, Bluhterova NV, Rykova VA, Fomina MM. The Nitrosonium Cation as a Component of Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes Mediates their Antitumor Effect. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350921060191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Titov VY, Dolgorukova AM, Osipov AN, Kochish II. Putative Role of Ligands of DNIC in the Physiological Action of the Complex. Bull Exp Biol Med 2021; 171:606-610. [PMID: 34617179 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-021-05278-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In a relatively isolated system of avian embryo, the metabolism of NO, a component of the dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNIC), the main NO donor in most tissues, depends on the ligands that make up the complex. This fact corroborates the earlier hypothesis that these ligands perform a regulatory function in NO metabolism. It is also shown that nitrite injected into the embryo is not oxidized to nitrate like NO in DNIC, but is accumulated outside the amniotic sac. Normally, nitrite is present in an embryo in trace amounts. These facts suggest that NO in the embryo is transferred from the donor molecule to a target in the embryo tissues further transformed with minimum oxidation to nitrite.
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- V Yu Titov
- All-Russian Research and Technological Institute of Poultry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow region, Russia. .,N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of the Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia. .,K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia.
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- All-Russian Research and Technological Institute of Poultry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow region, Russia
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- N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of the Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- K. I. Skryabin Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Biotechnology, Moscow, Russia
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Vanin AF. Physico-Chemistry of Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes as a Determinant of Their Biological Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:10356. [PMID: 34638698 PMCID: PMC8508859 DOI: 10.3390/ijms221910356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this article we minutely discuss the so-called "oxidative" mechanism of mononuclear form of dinitrosyl iron complexes (M-DNICs) formations proposed by the author. M-DNICs are proposed to be formed from their building material-neutral NO molecules, Fe2+ ions and anionic non-thiol (L-) and thiol (RS-) ligands based on the disproportionation reaction of NO molecules binding with divalent ion irons in pairs. Then a protonated form of nitroxyl anion (NO-) appearing in the reaction is released from this group and a neutral NO molecule is included instead. As a result, M-DNICs are produced. Their resonance structure is described as [(L-)2Fe2+(NO)(NO+)], in which nitrosyl ligands are represented by NO molecules and nitrosonium cations in equal proportions. Binding of hydroxyl ions with the latter causes conversion of these cations into nitrite anions at neutral pH values and therefore transformation of DNICs into the corresponding high-spin mononitrosyl iron complexes (MNICs) with the resonance structure described as [(L-)2Fe2+(NO)]. In case of replacing L- by thiol-containing ligands, which are characterized by high π-donor activity, electron density transferred from sulfur atoms to iron-dinitrosyl groups neutralizes the positive charge on nitrosonium cations, which prevents their hydrolysis, ensuring relatively a high stability of the corresponding M-DNICs with the resonance structure [(RS-)2Fe2+ (NO, NO+)]. Therefore, M-DNICs with thiol-containing ligands, as well as their binuclear analogs (B-DNICs, respective resonance structure [(RS-)2Fe2+2 (NO, NO+)2]), can serve donors of both NO and NO+. Experiments with solutions of B-DNICs with glutathione or N-acetyl-L-cysteine (B-DNIC-GSH or B-DNIC-NAC) showed that these complexes release both NO and NO+ in case of decomposition in the presence of acid or after oxidation of thiol-containing ligands in them. The level of released NO was measured via optical absorption intensity of NO in the gaseous phase, while the number of released nitrosonium cations was determined based on their inclusion in S-nitrosothiols or their conversion into nitrite anions. Biomedical research showed the ability of DNICs with thiol-containing ligands to be donors of NO and NO+ and produce various biological effects on living organisms. At the same time, NO molecules released from DNICs usually have a positive and regulatory effect on organisms, while nitrosonium cations have a negative and cytotoxic effect.
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- Anatoly F Vanin
- N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center for Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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The Relationship of Glutathione- S-Transferase and Multi-Drug Resistance-Related Protein 1 in Nitric Oxide (NO) Transport and Storage. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26195784. [PMID: 34641326 PMCID: PMC8510172 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26195784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Nitric oxide is a diatomic gas that has traditionally been viewed, particularly in the context of chemical fields, as a toxic, pungent gas that is the product of ammonia oxidation. However, nitric oxide has been associated with many biological roles including cell signaling, macrophage cytotoxicity, and vasodilation. More recently, a model for nitric oxide trafficking has been proposed where nitric oxide is regulated in the form of dinitrosyl-dithiol-iron-complexes, which are much less toxic and have a significantly greater half-life than free nitric oxide. Our laboratory has previously examined this hypothesis in tumor cells and has demonstrated that dinitrosyl-dithiol-iron-complexes are transported and stored by multi-drug resistance-related protein 1 and glutathione-S-transferase P1. A crystal structure of a dinitrosyl-dithiol-iron complex with glutathione-S-transferase P1 has been solved that demonstrates that a tyrosine residue in glutathione-S-transferase P1 is responsible for binding dinitrosyl-dithiol-iron-complexes. Considering the roles of nitric oxide in vasodilation and many other processes, a physiological model of nitric oxide transport and storage would be valuable in understanding nitric oxide physiology and pathophysiology.
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Condeles AL, Toledo Junior JC. The Labile Iron Pool Reacts Rapidly and Catalytically with Peroxynitrite. Biomolecules 2021; 11:1331. [PMID: 34572543 PMCID: PMC8466499 DOI: 10.3390/biom11091331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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While investigating peroxynitrite-dependent oxidation in murine RAW 264.7 macrophage cells, we observed that removal of the Labile Iron Pool (LIP) by chelation increases the intracellular oxidation of the fluorescent indicator H2DCF, so we concluded that the LIP reacts with peroxynitrite and decreases the yield of peroxynitrite-derived oxidants. This was a paradigm-shifting finding in LIP biochemistry and raised many questions. In this follow-up study, we address fundamental properties of the interaction between the LIP and peroxynitrite by using the same cellular model and fluorescence methodology. We have identified that the reaction between the LIP and peroxynitrite has catalytic characteristics, and we have estimated that the rate constant of the reaction is in the range of 106 to 107 M-1s-1. Together, these observations suggest that the LIP represents a constitutive peroxynitrite reductase system in RAW 264.7 cells.
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- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto 14040-901, Brazil;
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Anand K, Tripathi A, Shukla K, Malhotra N, Jamithireddy AK, Jha RK, Chaudhury SN, Rajmani RS, Ramesh A, Nagaraja V, Gopal B, Nagaraju G, Narain Seshayee AS, Singh A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis SufR responds to nitric oxide via its 4Fe-4S cluster and regulates Fe-S cluster biogenesis for persistence in mice. Redox Biol 2021; 46:102062. [PMID: 34392160 PMCID: PMC8371249 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.102062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a major problem in managing tuberculosis (TB). Host-generated nitric oxide (NO) is perceived as one of the signals by Mtb to reprogram metabolism and respiration for persistence. However, the mechanisms involved in NO sensing and reorganizing Mtb's physiology are not fully understood. Since NO damages iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters of essential enzymes, the mechanism(s) involved in regulating Fe-S cluster biogenesis could help Mtb persist in host tissues. Here, we show that a transcription factor SufR (Rv1460) senses NO via its 4Fe-4S cluster and promotes persistence of Mtb by mobilizing the Fe-S cluster biogenesis system; suf operon (Rv1460-Rv1466). Analysis of anaerobically purified SufR by UV-visible spectroscopy, circular dichroism, and iron-sulfide estimation confirms the presence of a 4Fe-4S cluster. Atmospheric O2 and H2O2 gradually degrade the 4Fe-4S cluster of SufR. Furthermore, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis demonstrates that NO directly targets SufR 4Fe-4S cluster by forming a protein-bound dinitrosyl-iron-dithiol complex. DNase I footprinting, gel-shift, and in vitro transcription assays confirm that SufR directly regulates the expression of the suf operon in response to NO. Consistent with this, RNA-sequencing of MtbΔsufR demonstrates deregulation of the suf operon under NO stress. Strikingly, NO inflicted irreversible damage upon Fe-S clusters to exhaust respiratory and redox buffering capacity of MtbΔsufR. Lastly, MtbΔsufR failed to recover from a NO-induced non-growing state and displayed persistence defect inside immune-activated macrophages and murine lungs in a NO-dependent manner. Data suggest that SufR is a sensor of NO that supports persistence by reprogramming Fe-S cluster metabolism and bioenergetics.
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- Kushi Anand
- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- National Centre for Biological Science, Bangalore, 560065, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- National Centre for Biological Science, Bangalore, 560065, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Research, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India; Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
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Kuschman HP, Palczewski MB, Thomas DD. Nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide: Sibling rivalry in the family of epigenetic regulators. Free Radic Biol Med 2021; 170:34-43. [PMID: 33482335 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 12/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) were previously only known for their toxic properties. Now they are regarded as potent gaseous messenger molecules (gasotransmitters) that rapidly transverse cell membranes and transduce cellular signals through their chemical reactions and modifications to protein targets. Both are known to regulate numerous physiological functions including angiogenesis, vascular tone, and immune response, to name a few. NO and H2S often work synergistically and in competition to regulate each other's synthesis, target protein activity via posttranslational modifications (PTMs), and chemical interactions. In addition to their canonical modes of action, increasing evidence has demonstrated that NO and H2S share another signaling mechanism: epigenetic regulation. This review will compare and contrast biosynthesis and metabolism of NO and H2S, their individual and shared interactions, and the growing body of evidence for their roles as endogenous epigenetic regulatory molecules.
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- Hannah Petraitis Kuschman
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States
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- University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60612, United States.
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Truzzi DR, Medeiros NM, Augusto O, Ford PC. Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes (DNICs). From Spontaneous Assembly to Biological Roles. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:15835-15845. [PMID: 34014639 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) are spontaneously and rapidly generated in cells. Their assembly requires nitric oxide (NO), biothiols, and nonheme iron, either labile iron or iron-sulfur clusters. Despite ubiquitous detection by electron paramagnetic resonance in NO-producing cells, the DNIC's chemical biology remains only partially understood. In this Forum Article, we address the reaction mechanisms for endogenous DNIC formation, with a focus on a labile iron pool as the iron source. The capability of DNICs to promote S-nitrosation is discussed in terms of S-nitrosothiol generation associated with the formation and chemical reactivity of DNICs. We also highlight how elucidation of the chemical reactivity and the dynamics of DNICs combined with the development of detection/quantification methods can provide further information regarding their participation in physiological and pathological processes.
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- Daniela R Truzzi
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 26077, CEP05513-970 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 26077, CEP05513-970 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 26077, CEP05513-970 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510, United States
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HNO (nitroxyl, IUPAC name azanone) is an electrophilic reactive nitrogen species of growing pharmacological and biological significance. Here, we present data on the pH-dependent kinetics of azanone reactions with the low molecular thiols glutathione and N-acetylcysteine, as well as with important serum proteins: bovine serum albumin and human serum albumin. The competition kinetics method used is based on two parallel HNO reactions: with RSH/RS− or with O2. The results provide evidence that the reaction of azanone with the anionic form of thiols (RS−) is favored over reactions with the protonated form (RSH). The data are supported with quantum mechanical calculations. A comprehensive discussion of the HNO reaction with thiolates is provided.
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Ma L, Gholam Azad M, Dharmasivam M, Richardson V, Quinn RJ, Feng Y, Pountney DL, Tonissen KF, Mellick GD, Yanatori I, Richardson DR. Parkinson's disease: Alterations in iron and redox biology as a key to unlock therapeutic strategies. Redox Biol 2021; 41:101896. [PMID: 33799121 PMCID: PMC8044696 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2021.101896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A plethora of studies indicate that iron metabolism is dysregulated in Parkinson's disease (PD). The literature reveals well-documented alterations consistent with established dogma, but also intriguing paradoxical observations requiring mechanistic dissection. An important fact is the iron loading in dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc), which are the cells primarily affected in PD. Assessment of these changes reveal increased expression of proteins critical for iron uptake, namely transferrin receptor 1 and the divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1), and decreased expression of the iron exporter, ferroportin-1 (FPN1). Consistent with this is the activation of iron regulator protein (IRP) RNA-binding activity, which is an important regulator of iron homeostasis, with its activation indicating cytosolic iron deficiency. In fact, IRPs bind to iron-responsive elements (IREs) in the 3ꞌ untranslated region (UTR) of certain mRNAs to stabilize their half-life, while binding to the 5ꞌ UTR prevents translation. Iron loading of dopaminergic neurons in PD may occur through these mechanisms, leading to increased neuronal iron and iron-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. The "gold standard" histological marker of PD, Lewy bodies, are mainly composed of α-synuclein, the expression of which is markedly increased in PD. Of note, an atypical IRE exists in the α-synuclein 5ꞌ UTR that may explain its up-regulation by increased iron. This dysregulation could be impacted by the unique autonomous pacemaking of dopaminergic neurons of the SNpc that engages L-type Ca+2 channels, which imparts a bioenergetic energy deficit and mitochondrial redox stress. This dysfunction could then drive alterations in iron trafficking that attempt to rescue energy deficits such as the increased iron uptake to provide iron for key electron transport proteins. Considering the increased iron-loading in PD brains, therapies utilizing limited iron chelation have shown success. Greater therapeutic advancements should be possible once the exact molecular pathways of iron processing are dissected.
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- L Ma
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Medical Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Centre for Cancer Cell Biology and Drug Discovery, Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Department of Pathology and Biological Responses, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
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Vanin AF, Pekshev AV, Vagapov AB, Sharapov NA, Lakomkin VL, Abramov AA, Timoshin AA, Kapelko VI. Gaseous Nitric Oxide and Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes with Thiol-Containing Ligands as Potential Medicines that Can Relieve COVID-19. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2021; 66:155-163. [PMID: 33935291 PMCID: PMC8078388 DOI: 10.1134/s0006350921010218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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It is shown that the inhalation of gaseous nitric oxide (gNO) or sprayed aqueous solutions of binuclear dinitrosyl iron complexes with glutathione or N-acetyl-L-cysteine by animals or humans provokes no perceptible hypotensive effects. Potentially, these procedures may be useful in COVID-19 treatment. The NO level in complexes with hemoglobin in blood decreases as the gNO concentration in the gas flow produced by the Plazon system increases from 100 to 2100 ppm, so that at 2000 ppm more than one-half of the gas can be incorporated into dinitrosyl complexes formed in tissues of the lungs and respiratory tract. Thus, the effect of gNO inhalation may be similar to that observed after administration of solutions of dinitrosyl iron complexes, namely, to the presence of dinitrosyl iron complexes with thiol-containing ligands in lung and airway tissues. With regard to the hypothesis posited earlier that these complexes can suppress coronavirus replication as donors of nitrosonium cations (Biophysics 65, 818, 2020), it is not inconceivable that administration of gNO or chemically synthesized dinitrosyl iron complexes with thiol-containing ligands may help treat COVID-19. In tests on the authors of this paper as volunteers, the tolerance concentration of gNO inhaled within 15 min was approximately 2000 ppm. In tests on rats that inhaled sprayed aqueous solutions of dinitrosyl iron complexes, their tolerance dose was approximately 0.4 mmol/kg body weight.
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- A. F. Vanin
- Semenov Federal Research Center of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119334 Moscow, Russia
- Institute of Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 105005 Moscow, Russia
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- Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 105005 Moscow, Russia
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- Bauman Moscow State Technical University, 105005 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 121552 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 121552 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 121552 Moscow, Russia
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- National Medical Research Center of Cardiology, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 121552 Moscow, Russia
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Palczewski MB, Kuschman HP, Bovee R, Hickok JR, Thomas DD. Vorinostat exhibits anticancer effects in triple-negative breast cancer cells by preventing nitric oxide-driven histone deacetylation. Biol Chem 2021; 402:501-512. [PMID: 33938179 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2020-0323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) that produce nitric oxide (NO) are more aggressive, and the expression of the inducible form of nitric oxide synthase (NOS2) is a negative prognostic indicator. In these studies, we set out to investigate potential therapeutic strategies to counter the tumor-permissive properties of NO. We found that exposure to NO increased proliferation of TNBC cells and that treatment with the histone deacetylase inhibitor Vorinostat (SAHA) prevented this proliferation. When histone acetylation was measured in response to NO and/or SAHA, NO significantly decreased acetylation on histone 3 lysine 9 (H3K9ac) and SAHA increased H3K9ac. If NO and SAHA were sequentially administered to cells (in either order), an increase in acetylation was observed in all cases. Mechanistic studies suggest that the "deacetylase" activity of NO does not involve S-nitrosothiols or soluble guanylyl cyclase activation. The observed decrease in histone acetylation by NO required the interaction of NO with cellular iron pools and may be an overriding effect of NO-mediated increases in histone methylation at the same lysine residues. Our data revealed a novel pathway interaction of Vorinostat and provides new insight in therapeutic strategy for aggressive TNBCs.
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- Marianne B Palczewski
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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- DePaul University, 1 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, USA
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- IRBM S.p.A., IRBM Science Park, Via Pontina Km. 30.600, I-00071 Pomezia (Rome), Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Pectol DC, Khan S, Elsabahy M, Wooley KL, Lim SM, Darensbourg MY. Effects of Glutathione and Histidine on NO Release from a Dimeric Dinitrosyl Iron Complex (DNIC). Inorg Chem 2020; 59:16998-17008. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- D. Chase Pectol
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Science Academy, Badr University in Cairo, Badr City, Cairo 11829, Egypt
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- Departments of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Materials Science & Engineering, The Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Laboratory for Synthetic-Biologic Interactions, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77842-3012, United States
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Mikoyan VD, Burgova EN, Borodulin RR, Vanin AF. Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes with Thiol-Containing Ligands Exist in Living Organisms Mainly in the Binuclear Form. Biophysics (Nagoya-shi) 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006350920060111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Hypothetical mechanism of light action on nitric oxide physiological effects. Lasers Med Sci 2020; 36:1389-1395. [PMID: 33104897 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-020-03169-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Nitric oxide is a universal cellular mediator. It is involved in many physiological processes, including those induced by light. The disability for complete analysis of the nitric oxide metabolites in tissues prevents the exact understanding of the role of NO in a particular process. The sensitivity and selectivity of an enzymatic sensor developed in our lab is based on the detection of all NO groups that carry a positive charge or acquire it in the chemical processes. Using this sensor, we have shown that dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNIC), being principal nitric oxide donors in most of living tissues, undergo transformations under light irradiation in the wavelength range of 400-700 nm. These changes are not associated with nitric oxide release to the environment. But a nitrosyl iron complex without thiol ligands (Fe(NO)n) is produced. Moreover, in the moment of the complex reorganization, the chemical bond between the NO group and other components apparently weakens and, in the presence of a substance possessing chemical affinity to the NO group, the latter acquires the ability of transition from the complex to this substance. Therefore, the efficiency of NO donors first of all depends on the existence of the NO target and its status including that under the action of light. The activation of a donor compound by light can facilitate the transfer of NO to the target. Transfer of NO from the donor to the target occurs without releasing NO, or with a minimum time of its stay in the unbound state.
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Vanin AF. How is Nitric Oxide (NO) Converted into Nitrosonium Cations (NO +) in Living Organisms? (Based on the Results of Optical and EPR Analyses of Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes with Thiol-Containing Ligands). APPLIED MAGNETIC RESONANCE 2020; 51:851-876. [PMID: 33100585 PMCID: PMC7572240 DOI: 10.1007/s00723-020-01270-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The present work provides theoretical and experimental foundations for the ability of dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) with thiol-containing ligands to be not only the donors of neutral NO molecules, but also the donors of nitrosonium cations (NO+) in living organisms ensuring S-nitrosation of various proteins and low-molecular-weight compounds. It is proposed that the emergence of those cations in DNICs is related to disproportionation reaction of NO molecules, initiated by their binding with Fe2+ ions (two NO molecules per one ion). At the same time, possible hydrolysis of iron-bound nitrosonium cations is prevented by the electron density transition to nitrosonium cations from sulfur atoms of thiol-containing ligands, which are included in the coordination sphere of iron. It allows supposing that iron in iron-nitrosyl complexes of DNICs has a d 7 electronic configuration. This supposition is underpinned by experimental data revealing that a half of nitrosyl ligands are converted into S-nitrosothiols (RSNOs) when those complexes decompose, with the other half of those ligands released in the form of neutral NO molecules.
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- Anatoly F. Vanin
- Semenov Federal Research Center of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Sechenov University, Moscow, Russia
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The solution chemistry of nitric oxide and other reactive nitrogen species. Nitric Oxide 2020; 103:31-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2020.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Blood AB, Liu T, Mukosera G, Hanson SF, Terry MH, Schroeder H, Power GG. Evidence for placental-derived iron-nitrosyls in the circulation of the fetal lamb and against a role for nitrite in mediating the cardiovascular transition at birth. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2020; 319:R401-R411. [PMID: 32813540 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00196.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Circulating metabolites of nitric oxide, such as nitrite, iron nitrosyls (FeNO), and nitrosothiols, have vasodilatory bioactivity. In both human and sheep neonates, plasma concentrations of these NO metabolite (NOx) concentrations fall >50% within minutes after birth, raising the possibility that circulating NOx plays a role in maintaining low fetal vascular resistance and in the cardiovascular transition at birth. To test whether the fall in plasma NOx concentrations at birth is due to either ligation of the umbilical cord or oxygenation of the fetus to newborn levels, plasma NOx concentrations were measured during stepwise delivery of near-term fetal lambs. When fetal lambs were intubated and mechanically ventilated with 100% O2 to oxygenate the arterial blood while still in utero with the umbilical circulation still intact, there was no change in plasma NOx levels. In contrast, when the umbilical cord was ligated while fetal lambs were mechanically ventilated with O2 levels that maintained fetal arterial blood gases, plasma NOx levels decreased by nearly 50%. Characterization of the individual NOx species in plasma revealed that the overall fall in NOx at birth was attributable mainly to FeNO compounds. Finally, when the typical fall in NOx after birth was prevented by intravenous nitrite infusion, birth-related changes in blood pressure, heart rate, and carotid flow changes were little affected, suggesting the cardiovascular transition at birth is not dependent on a fall in plasma NOx. In conclusion, this study shows FeNO is released from the placenta and that its decline accounts for most of the measured fall in plasma NOx at birth.
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- Arlin B Blood
- Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.,Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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- Center for Perinatal Biology, School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
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Anand K, Tripathi A, Shukla K, Malhotra N, Jamithireddy A, Jha RK, Chaudhury SN, Rajmani RS, Ramesh A, Nagaraja V, Gopal B, Nagaraju G, Seshasayee ASN, Singh A. Mycobacterium tuberculosis SufR Responds to Nitric oxide via its 4Fe-4S cluster and Regulates Fe-S cluster Biogenesis for Persistence in Mice.. [DOI: 10.1101/2020.08.10.245365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/19/2023]
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The persistence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a major problem in managing tuberculosis. Host–generated nitric oxide (NO) is perceived as one of the signals by Mtb to reprogram metabolism and respiration for persistence. However, the mechanisms involved in NO sensing and reorganizing Mtb′s physiology are not fully understood. Since NO damages iron–sulfur (Fe–S) clusters of essential enzymes, the mechanism(s) involved in regulating Fe–S cluster biogenesis could help Mtb persist in host tissues. Here, we show that a transcription factor SufR (Rv1460) senses NO via its 4Fe–4S cluster and promotes persistence of Mtb by mobilizing the Fe-S cluster biogenesis system; suf operon (Rv1460–Rv1466). Analysis of anaerobically purified SufR by UV-visible spectroscopy, circular dichroism, and iron-sulfide estimation confirms the presence of a 4Fe–4S cluster. Atmospheric O2 and H2O2 gradually degrade the 4Fe–4S cluster of SufR. Furthermore, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis demonstrates that NO directly targets SufR 4Fe–4S cluster by forming a protein-bound dinitrosyl–iron–dithiol complex. DNase I footprinting, gel–shift, and in vitro transcription assays confirm that SufR directly regulates the expression of the suf operon in response to NO. Consistent with this, RNA–sequencing of Mtb ΔsufR demonstrates deregulation of the suf operon under NO stress. Strikingly, NO inflicted irreversible damage upon Fe–S clusters to exhaust respiratory and redox buffering capacity of MtbΔsufR. Lastly, Mtb ΔsufR failed to recover from a NO-induced non-growing state and displayed persistence defect inside immune–activated macrophages and murine lungs in a NO–dependent manner. Data suggest that SufR is a sensor of NO that supports persistence by reprogramming Fe–S cluster metabolism and bioenergetics.
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Mukosera GT, Clark TC, Ngo L, Liu T, Schroeder H, Power GG, Yellon SM, Parast MM, Blood AB. Nitric oxide metabolism in the human placenta during aberrant maternal inflammation. J Physiol 2020; 598:2223-2241. [PMID: 32118291 DOI: 10.1113/jp279057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Nitric oxide (NO) is a gasotransmitter with important physiological and pathophysiological roles in pregnancy. There is limited information available about the sources and metabolism of NO and its bioactive metabolites (NOx) in both normal and complicated pregnancies. The present study characterized and quantified endogenous NOx in human and mouse placenta following determination of the stability of exogenous NOx in placental homogenates. NOx have differential stability in placental homogenates. NO and iron nitrosyl species (FeNOs), are relatively unstable in placental homogenates from normal placentas. Exogenous NO, nitrite and nitrosothiols react with placental homogenates to form iron nitrosyl complexes. FeNOs were also detected endogenously in mouse and human placenta. NOx levels in placental villous tissue are increased in fetal growth restriction vs. placentas from women with normal pregnancies, particularly in fetal growth restriction associated with pre-eclampsia. Villitis was not associated, however, with an increase in NOx levels in either normotensive or pre-eclamptic placentas. The results call for further investigation of FeNOs in normal and complicated pregnancies. ABSTRACT Nitric oxide (NO) is a gasotransmitter with important roles in pregnancy under both physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Although products of NO metabolism (NOx) also have significant bioactivity, little is known about the role of NO and NOx under conditions of aberrant placental inflammation during pregnancy. An ozone-based chemiluminescence approach was used to investigate the stability and metabolic fate of NOx in human placental homogenates from uncomplicated pregnancies in healthy mothers compared to that in placental tissue from normotensive and pre-eclamptic pregnancies complicated with fetal growth restriction (FGR) with and without villitis of unknown aetiology. We hypothesized that placental NOx would be increased in FGR vs. normal tissue, and be further increased in villitis vs. non-villitis placentas. Findings indicate that nitrate, nitrite and nitrosothiols, but not NO or iron nitrosyl species (FeNOs), are relatively stable in placental homogenates from normal placentas, and that NO, nitrite and nitrosothiols react with placental homogenates to form iron nitrosyl complexes. Furthermore, NOx levels in placental villous tissue are increased in FGR vs. placentas from women with normal pregnancies, particularly in FGR associated with pre-eclampsia. However, in contrast to our hypothesis, villitis was not associated with an increase in NOx levels in either normotensive or pre-eclamptic placentas. Our results also strongly support the involvement of FeNOs in both mouse and human placenta, and call for their further study as a critical mechanistic link between pre-eclampsia and fetal growth restriction.
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- George T Mukosera
- Lawrence D Longo Center for Perinatal Biology and Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Lawrence D Longo Center for Perinatal Biology and Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Lawrence D Longo Center for Perinatal Biology and Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Lawrence D Longo Center for Perinatal Biology and Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Lawrence D Longo Center for Perinatal Biology and Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Lawrence D Longo Center for Perinatal Biology and Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Lawrence D Longo Center for Perinatal Biology and Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of California San Diego, 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103, USA
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- Lawrence D Longo Center for Perinatal Biology and Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, 11175 Campus Street, Loma Linda, CA, 92354, USA
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Truzzi DR, Alves SV, Netto LES, Augusto O. The Peroxidatic Thiol of Peroxiredoxin 1 is Nitrosated by Nitrosoglutathione but Coordinates to the Dinitrosyl Iron Complex of Glutathione. Antioxidants (Basel) 2020; 9:antiox9040276. [PMID: 32218363 PMCID: PMC7222187 DOI: 10.3390/antiox9040276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 03/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Protein S-nitrosation is an important consequence of NO●·metabolism with implications in physiology and pathology. The mechanisms responsible for S-nitrosation in vivo remain debatable and kinetic data on protein S-nitrosation by different agents are limited. 2-Cys peroxiredoxins, in particular Prx1 and Prx2, were detected as being S-nitrosated in multiple mammalian cells under a variety of conditions. Here, we investigated the kinetics of Prx1 S-nitrosation by nitrosoglutathione (GSNO), a recognized biological nitrosating agent, and by the dinitrosyl-iron complex of glutathione (DNIC-GS; [Fe(NO)2(GS)2]−), a hypothetical nitrosating agent. Kinetics studies following the intrinsic fluorescence of Prx1 and its mutants (C83SC173S and C52S) were complemented by product analysis; all experiments were performed at pH 7.4 and 25 ℃. The results show GSNO-mediated nitrosation of Prx1 peroxidatic residue (k+NOCys52 = 15.4 ± 0.4 M−1. s−1) and of Prx1 Cys83 residue (k+NOCys83 = 1.7 ± 0.4 M−1. s−1). The reaction of nitrosated Prx1 with GSH was also monitored and provided a second-order rate constant for Prx1Cys52NO denitrosation of k−NOCys52 = 14.4 ± 0.3 M−1. s−1. In contrast, the reaction of DNIC-GS with Prx1 did not nitrosate the enzyme but formed DNIC-Prx1 complexes. The peroxidatic Prx1 Cys was identified as the residue that more rapidly replaces the GS ligand from DNIC-GS (kDNICCys52 = 7.0 ± 0.4 M−1. s−1) to produce DNIC-Prx1 ([Fe(NO)2(GS)(Cys52-Prx1)]−). Altogether, the data showed that in addition to S-nitrosation, the Prx1 peroxidatic residue can replace the GS ligand from DNIC-GS, forming stable DNIC-Prx1, and both modifications disrupt important redox switches.
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- Daniela R. Truzzi
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil;
- Correspondence:
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil; (S.V.A.); (L.E.S.N.)
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- Departamento de Genética e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-090, Brazil; (S.V.A.); (L.E.S.N.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil;
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Reinhardt CJ, Xu R, Chan J. Nitric oxide imaging in cancer enabled by steric relaxation of a photoacoustic probe platform. Chem Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05600a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Systematic optimization of the aza-BODIPY dye platform facilitated planarization and a red-shift in the absorbance. SR-APNO-3 enabled the first validated detection of cancer-derived nitric oxide with PA imaging.
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- Christopher J. Reinhardt
- Department of Chemistry
- The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Urbana
- USA
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Dong HT, Speelman AL, Kozemchak CE, Sil D, Krebs C, Lehnert N. The Fe 2 (NO) 2 Diamond Core: A Unique Structural Motif In Non-Heme Iron-NO Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:17695-17699. [PMID: 31550416 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Non-heme high-spin (hs) {FeNO}8 complexes have been proposed as important intermediates towards N2 O formation in flavodiiron NO reductases (FNORs). Many hs-{FeNO}8 complexes disproportionate by forming dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs), but the mechanism of this reaction is not understood. While investigating this process, we isolated a new type of non-heme iron nitrosyl complex that is stabilized by an unexpected spin-state change. Upon reduction of the hs-{FeNO}7 complex, [Fe(TPA)(NO)(OTf)](OTf) (1), the N-O stretching band vanishes, but no sign of DNIC or N2 O formation is observed. Instead, the dimer, [Fe2 (TPA)2 (NO)2 ](OTf)2 (2) could be isolated and structurally characterized. We propose that 2 is formed from dimerization of the hs-{FeNO}8 intermediate, followed by a spin state change of the iron centers to low-spin (ls), and speculate that 2 models intermediates in hs-{FeNO}8 complexes that precede the disproportionation reaction.
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- Hai T Dong
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1055, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 16802, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1055, USA
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Titov VY, Osipov AN, Ibragimova LG, Petrov VA, Dolgorukova AM. Modification of Biochemical Properties of Nitrosothiol by Fe 3+ Cation: A Presumable Physiological Role. Bull Exp Biol Med 2019; 168:41-44. [PMID: 31761980 DOI: 10.1007/s10517-019-04641-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In the presence of Fe3+ cation, S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) loses the potency to inhibit catalase in the system containing hemoglobin (an NO trap) with iron chelator or -SH inhibitor (a "sulfhydric poison" Hg2+). In the absence of hemoglobin, the inhibitory potency is retained in both cases. These properties are characteristic of dinitrosyl-iron complexes containing ferrous iron and thiols (DNIC/RSH). Since the potency to inhibit catalase results from the presence of -NO group, its loss in the presence of hemoglobin relates probably to transfer of this group to hemoglobin. The nitrosothiols are relatively stable compounds, so their ability to release NO under the action of iron chelators, which is characteristic of DNIC/RSH, can have important physiological implications, because the role of such chelators can be played by some endogenous agents as well. Thus, release of NO from the donor compounds can be controlled and regulated. Probably, the agents such as nitrosothiol+Fe3+ are the major constituents in the pool of nitroso compounds.
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- V Yu Titov
- N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia. .,Federal Research Center - All-Russian Research and Technology Institute for Poultry Industry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region, Russia.
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- N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- N. I. Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Federal Research Center - All-Russian Research and Technology Institute for Poultry Industry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region, Russia
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Dong HT, Speelman AL, Kozemchak CE, Sil D, Krebs C, Lehnert N. The Fe
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Diamond Core: A Unique Structural Motif In Non‐Heme Iron–NO Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201911968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hai T. Dong
- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109-1055 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109-1055 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109-1055 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania 16802 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Department of Biophysics The University of Michigan Ann Arbor Michigan 48109-1055 USA
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Vanin AF. What is the Mechanism of Nitric Oxide Conversion into Nitrosonium Ions Ensuring S-Nitrosating Processes in Living Organisms. Cell Biochem Biophys 2019; 77:279-292. [PMID: 31586291 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-019-00886-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Here, I present the data testifying that the conversion of free radical NO molecules to nitrosonium ions (NO+), which are necessary for the realization of one of NO biological effects (S-nitrosation), may occur in living organisms after binding NO molecules to loosely bound iron (Fe2+ ions) with the subsequent mutual one-electron oxidation-reduction of NO molecules (their disproportionation). Inclusion of thiol-containing substances as iron ligands into this process prevents hydrolysis of NO+ ions bound to iron thus providing the formation of stable dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNIC) with thiol ligands. Such complexes act in living organisms as donors of NO and NO+, providing stabilization and transfer of these agents via the autocrine and paracrine pathways. Without loosely bound iron (labile iron pool) and thiols participating in the DNIC formation, NO functioning as one of universal regulators of diverse metabolic processes would be impossible.
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- Anatoly F Vanin
- N.N. Semenov Federal Research Center of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences; Institute for Regenerative Medicine, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Kosygin Str.4, Moscow, 119991, Russia.
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Truzzi DR, Augusto O, Iretskii AV, Ford PC. Dynamics of Dinitrosyl Iron Complex (DNIC) Formation with Low Molecular Weight Thiols. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:13446-13456. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Daniela R. Truzzi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510, United States
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 26077, CEP05513-970 São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 26077, CEP05513-970 São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan 49783 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510, United States
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Mir JM, Malik BA, Maurya RC. Nitric oxide-releasing molecules at the interface of inorganic chemistry and biology: a concise overview. REV INORG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1515/revic-2018-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AbstractThe useful aspects of nitric oxide (NO) are nowadays widely known. Due to the need for this molecule in the maintenance of homeostasis, NO-releasing compounds are tested every year to optimize its levels in a patient suffering from low NO production. This manuscript is an update of some important historical concerns about nitrosyl complexes having the ability to act as NO-releasing compounds under the influence of different chemically modified environments. At present, the search for efficient and less harmful NO-releasing molecules at desirable targets and concentrations has gained considerable momentum in nitrosyl chemistry. Iron, ruthenium, and manganese nitrosyls have been investigated elitely to disentangle their electronic transition (excitation) under visible light to act as NO donors without harming the healthy cells of a target. There is much evidence supporting the increase of NO lability if amino acids are used as complexing ligands, the design of a reduction center close to an NO grouping, and the development of porphyrin system-based nitrosyl complexes. From the overall survey, it may be concluded that the desirable properties of such scaffolds need to be evaluated further to complement the biological milieu.
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- Jan Mohammad Mir
- Coordination, Bioinorganic and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry and Pharmacy, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Department of Chemistry, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora 192322, Jammu and Kashmir
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- Coordination, Bioinorganic and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry and Pharmacy, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Department of Chemistry, Islamic University of Science and Technology, Awantipora 192322, Jammu and Kashmir
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- Coordination, Bioinorganic and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Chemistry and Pharmacy, Rani Durgavati University, Jabalpur 482001, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Pectol DC, Khan S, Chupik RB, Elsabahy M, Wooley KL, Darensbourg MY, Lim SM. Toward the Optimization of Dinitrosyl Iron Complexes as Therapeutics for Smooth Muscle Cells. Mol Pharm 2019; 16:3178-3187. [PMID: 31244220 DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
In this study, dinitrosyl iron complexes (DNICs) are shown to deliver nitric oxide (NO) into the cytosol of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs), which play a major role in vascular relaxation and contraction. Malfunction of SMCs can lead to hypertension, asthma, and erectile dysfunction, among other disorders. For comparison of the five DNIC derivatives, the following protocols were examined: (a) the Griess assay to detect nitrite (derived from NO conversion) in the absence and presence of SMCs; (b) the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2 H-tetrazolium (MTS) assay for cell viability; (c) an immunotoxicity assay to establish if DNICs stimulate immune response; and (d) a fluorometric assay to detect intracellular NO from treatment with DNICs. Dimeric Roussin's red ester (RRE)-type {Fe(NO)2}9 complexes containing phenylthiolate bridges, [(μ-SPh)Fe(NO)2]2 or SPhRRE, were found to deliver NO with the lowest effect on cell toxicity (i.e., highest IC50). In contrast, the RRE-DNIC with the biocompatible thioglucose moiety, [(μ-SGlu)Fe(NO)2]2 (SGlu = 1-thio-β-d-glucose tetraacetate) or SGluRRE, delivered a higher concentration of NO to the cytosol of SMCs with a 10-fold decrease in IC50. Additionally, monomeric DNICs stabilized by a bulky N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC), namely, 1,3-bis(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)imidazolidene (IMes), were synthesized and yielded the DNIC complexes SGluNHC, [IMes(SGlu)Fe(NO)2], and SPhNHC, [IMes(SPh)Fe(NO)2]. These oxidized {Fe(NO)2}9 NHC DNICs have an IC50 of ∼7 μM; however, the NHC-based complexes did not transfer NO into the SMC. Per contra, the reduced, mononuclear {Fe(NO)2}10 neocuproine-based DNIC, neoDNIC, depressed the viability of the SMCs, as well as generated an increase of intracellular NO. Regardless of the coordination environment or oxidation state, all DNICs showed a dinitrosyl iron unit (DNIU)-dependent increase in viability. This study demonstrates a structure-function relationship between the DNIU coordination environment and the efficacy of the DNIC treatments.
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