Diego G Arias, Matías S Cabeza, Esteban D Erben, Pedro G Carranza, Hugo D Lujan, María T Téllez Iñón, Alberto A Iglesias, Sergio A Guerrero
Instituto de Agrobiotecnología del Litoral, UNL-CONICET, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina.
Free radical biology & medicine 2011 Jan 1Methionine is an amino acid susceptible to being oxidized to methionine sulfoxide (MetSO). The reduction of MetSO to methionine is catalyzed by methionine sulfoxide reductase (MSR), an enzyme present in almost all organisms. In trypanosomatids, the study of antioxidant systems has been mainly focused on the involvement of trypanothione, a specific redox component in these organisms. However, no information is available concerning their mechanisms for repairing oxidized proteins, which would be relevant for the survival of these pathogens in the various stages of their life cycle. We report the molecular cloning of three genes encoding a putative A-type MSR in trypanosomatids. The genes were expressed in Escherichia coli, and the corresponding recombinant proteins were purified and functionally characterized. The enzymes were specific for L-Met(S)SO reduction, using Trypanosoma cruzi tryparedoxin I as the reducing substrate. Each enzyme migrated in electrophoresis with a particular profile reflecting the differences they exhibit in superficial charge. The in vivo presence of the enzymes was evidenced by immunological detection in replicative stages of T. cruzi and Trypanosoma brucei. The results support the occurrence of a metabolic pathway in Trypanosoma spp. involved in the critical function of repairing oxidized macromolecules. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Diego G Arias, Matías S Cabeza, Esteban D Erben, Pedro G Carranza, Hugo D Lujan, María T Téllez Iñón, Alberto A Iglesias, Sergio A Guerrero. Functional characterization of methionine sulfoxide reductase A from Trypanosoma spp. Free radical biology & medicine. 2011 Jan 1;50(1):37-46
PMID: 20969952
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