Glutaredoxin serves as a reductant for methionine sulfoxide reductases with or without resolving cysteine

Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai). 2012 Jul;44(7):623-7. doi: 10.1093/abbs/gms038. Epub 2012 May 25.

Abstract

Methionine sulfoxide reductases A and B (MsrA and MsrB) have been known to be thioredoxin (Trx)-dependent enzymes that catalyze the reduction of methionine sulfoxide in a stereospecific manner. This work reports that glutaredoxin, another major thiol-disulfide oxidoreductase, can serve as a reductant for both MsrA and MsrB. Glutaredoxins efficiently reduced 1-Cys MsrA lacking a resolving Cys, which is not reducible by Trx. Glutaredoxins also reduced 3-Cys MsrA containing two resolving Cys. The glutaredoxin-dependent activity of the 3-Cys MsrA was comparable with the Trx-dependent activity. The kinetic data suggest that 1-Cys MsrA is more efficiently reduced by glutaredoxin than 3-Cys form. Also, glutaredoxins could function as a reductant for 1-Cys MsrB lacking a resolving Cys as previously reported. In contrast to the previous report, 2-Cys MsrB containing a resolving Cys was reducible by the glutaredoxins. Collectively, this study demonstrates that glutaredoxins reduce MsrAs and MsrBs with or without resolving Cys.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins / metabolism
  • Clostridium / metabolism
  • Cysteine / metabolism*
  • Glutaredoxins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Reducing Agents / metabolism*
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Glutaredoxins
  • Microfilament Proteins
  • Reducing Agents
  • Transcription Factors
  • MSRB2 protein, human
  • Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases
  • methionine sulfoxide reductase
  • Cysteine