The effect of cysteine oxidation on DJ-1 cytoprotective function in human alveolar type II cells

DJ-1 is a multifunctional protein with cytoprotective functions. It is localized in the cytoplasm, nucleus, and mitochondria. The conserved cysteine residue at position 106 (Cys106) within DJ-1 serves as a sensor of redox state and can be oxidized to both the sulfinate (-SO ) and sulfonate (-SO ) fo...

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Published in:Cell death & disease 2019-09, Vol.10 (9), p.638-14, Article 638
Main Authors: Bahmed, Karim, Boukhenouna, Samia, Karim, Loukmane, Andrews, Tessa, Lin, Jiusheng, Powers, Robert, Wilson, Mark A, Lin, Chih-Ru, Messier, Elise, Reisdorph, Nichole, Powell, Roger L, Tang, Hsin-Yao, Mason, Robert J, Criner, Gerard J, Kosmider, Beata
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Alveolar Epithelial Cells - metabolism
Alveoli
Annexin V
Apoptosis
Cell Line, Tumor
CRISPR
Cysteine
Cysteine - metabolism
Cytoplasm
DNA damage
Emphysema
Female
Flow cytometry
Gene expression
Humans
Hydrogen peroxide
Male
Mass spectroscopy
Middle Aged
Mitochondrial DNA
NADH
NADH dehydrogenase
Oxidation
Oxidation-Reduction
Oxidative stress
Oxidative Stress - physiology
PARK7 protein
Propidium iodide
Proteasomes
Protein Deglycase DJ-1 - metabolism
Protein structure
Reactive oxygen species
Redox properties
Secondary structure
Transfection
Ubiquitination
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Summary:DJ-1 is a multifunctional protein with cytoprotective functions. It is localized in the cytoplasm, nucleus, and mitochondria. The conserved cysteine residue at position 106 (Cys106) within DJ-1 serves as a sensor of redox state and can be oxidized to both the sulfinate (-SO ) and sulfonate (-SO ) forms. DJ-1 with Cys106-SO has cytoprotective activity but high levels of reactive oxygen species can induce its overoxidation to Cys106-SO . We found increased oxidative stress in alveolar type II (ATII) cells isolated from emphysema patients as determined by 4-HNE expression. DJ-1 with Cys106-SO was detected in these cells by mass spectrometry analysis. Moreover, ubiquitination of Cys106-SO DJ-1 was identified, which suggests that this oxidized isoform is targeted for proteasomal destruction. Furthermore, we performed controlled oxidation using H O in A549 cells with DJ-1 knockout generated using CRISPR-Cas9 strategy. Lack of DJ-1 sensitized cells to apoptosis induced by H O as detected using Annexin V and propidium iodide by flow cytometry analysis. This treatment also decreased both mitochondrial DNA amount and mitochondrial ND1 (NADH dehydrogenase 1, subunit 1) gene expression, as well as increased mitochondrial DNA damage. Consistent with the decreased cytoprotective function of overoxidized DJ-1, recombinant Cys106-SO DJ-1 exhibited a loss of its thermal unfolding transition, mild diminution of secondary structure in CD spectroscopy, and an increase in picosecond-nanosecond timescale dynamics as determined using NMR. Altogether, our data indicate that very high oxidative stress in ATII cells in emphysema patients induces DJ-1 overoxidation to the Cys106-SO form, leading to increased protein flexibility and loss of its cytoprotective function, which may contribute to this disease pathogenesis.
ISSN:2041-4889
2041-4889
DOI:10.1038/s41419-019-1833-5