Hypochlorous acid facilitates inducible nitric oxide synthase subunit dissociation : The link between heme destruction, disturbance of the zinc-tetrathiolate center, and the prevention by melatonin

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Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) is a zinc-containing hemoprotein composed of two identical subunits, each containing a reductase and an oxygenase domain. The reductase domain contains binding sites for NADPH, FAD, FMN, and tightly bound calmodulin and the oxygenase domain contains binding sites for heme, tetrahydrobiopterin (H4B), and l-arginine. The enzyme converts l-arginine into nitric oxide (NO) and citrulline in the presence of O2. It has previously been demonstrated that myeloperoxidase (MPO), which catalyzes formation of hypochlorous acid (HOCl) from hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and chloride (Cl-), is enhanced in inflammatory diseases and could be a potent scavenger of NO. Using absorbance spectroscopy and gel filtration chromatography, we investigated the role of increasing concentrations of HOCl in mediating iNOS heme destruction and subsequent subunit dissociation and unfolding. The results showed that dimer iNOS dissociation between 15 and 100 μM HOCl was accompanied by loss of heme content and NO synthesis activity. The dissociated subunits-maintained cytochrome c and ferricyanide reductase activities. There was partial unfolding of the subunits at 300 μM HOCl and above, and the subunit unfolding transition was accompanied by loss of reductase activities. These events can be prevented when the enzyme is preincubated with melatonin prior to HOCl addition. Melatonin supplementation to patients experiencing low NO levels due to inflammatory diseases may be helpful to restore physiological NO functions.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:124

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Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry - 124(2022) vom: 01. Juli, Seite 32-38

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Camp, Olivia G [VerfasserIn]
Bai, David [VerfasserIn]
Awonuga, Awoniyi [VerfasserIn]
Goud, Pravin T [VerfasserIn]
Abu-Soud, Husam M [VerfasserIn]

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31C4KY9ESH
42VZT0U6YR
712K4CDC10
94ZLA3W45F
Arginine
BBX060AN9V
EC 1.-
EC 1.13.-
EC 1.14.13.39
Heme
Hydrogen Peroxide
Hypochlorous Acid
Hypochlorous acid
Inflammation
J41CSQ7QDS
JL5DK93RCL
Journal Article
Melatonin
Nitric Oxide
Nitric Oxide Synthase
Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II
Nitric oxide synthase
Oxidoreductases
Oxygenases
Tetrahydrobiopterin
Zinc

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Date Completed 09.06.2022

Date Revised 30.06.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.niox.2022.04.006

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NLM340418729