TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of novel nuclear targets of human thioredoxin 1
AU - Wu, Changgong
AU - Jain, Mohit Raja
AU - Li, Qing
AU - Oka, Shin Ichi
AU - Li, Wenge
AU - Kong, Ah Ng Tony
AU - Nagarajan, Narayani
AU - Sadoshima, Junichi
AU - Simmons, William J.
AU - Li, Hong
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 by The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Inc.
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - The dysregulation of protein oxidative post-translational modifications has been implicated in stress-related diseases. Trx1 is a key reductase that reduces specific disulfide bonds and other cysteine post-translational modifications. Although commonly in the cytoplasm, Trx1 can also modulate transcription in the nucleus. However, few Trx1 nuclear targets have been identified because of the low Trx1 abundance in the nucleus. Here, we report the large-scale proteomics identification of nuclear Trx1 targets in human neuroblastoma cells using an affinity capture strategy wherein a Trx1C35S mutant is expressed. The wild-type Trx1 contains a conserved C32XXC35 motif, and the C32 thiol initiates the reduction of a target disulfide bond by forming an intermolecular disulfide with one of the oxidized target cysteines, resulting in a transient Trx1-target protein complex. The reduction is rapidly consummated by the donation of a C35 proton to the target molecule, forming a Trx1 C32-C35 disulfide, and results in the concurrent release of the target protein containing reduced thiols. By introducing a point mutation (C35 to S35) in Trx1, we ablated the rapid dissociation of Trx1 from its reduction targets, thereby allowing the identification of 45 putative nuclear Trx1 targets. Unexpectedly, we found that PSIP1, also known as LEDGF, was sensitive to both oxidation and Trx1 reduction at Cys 204. LEDGF is a transcription activator that is vital for regulating cell survival during HIV-1 infection. Overall, this study suggests that Trx1 may play a broader role than previously believed that might include regulating transcription, RNA processing, and nuclear pore function in human cells.
AB - The dysregulation of protein oxidative post-translational modifications has been implicated in stress-related diseases. Trx1 is a key reductase that reduces specific disulfide bonds and other cysteine post-translational modifications. Although commonly in the cytoplasm, Trx1 can also modulate transcription in the nucleus. However, few Trx1 nuclear targets have been identified because of the low Trx1 abundance in the nucleus. Here, we report the large-scale proteomics identification of nuclear Trx1 targets in human neuroblastoma cells using an affinity capture strategy wherein a Trx1C35S mutant is expressed. The wild-type Trx1 contains a conserved C32XXC35 motif, and the C32 thiol initiates the reduction of a target disulfide bond by forming an intermolecular disulfide with one of the oxidized target cysteines, resulting in a transient Trx1-target protein complex. The reduction is rapidly consummated by the donation of a C35 proton to the target molecule, forming a Trx1 C32-C35 disulfide, and results in the concurrent release of the target protein containing reduced thiols. By introducing a point mutation (C35 to S35) in Trx1, we ablated the rapid dissociation of Trx1 from its reduction targets, thereby allowing the identification of 45 putative nuclear Trx1 targets. Unexpectedly, we found that PSIP1, also known as LEDGF, was sensitive to both oxidation and Trx1 reduction at Cys 204. LEDGF is a transcription activator that is vital for regulating cell survival during HIV-1 infection. Overall, this study suggests that Trx1 may play a broader role than previously believed that might include regulating transcription, RNA processing, and nuclear pore function in human cells.
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U2 - 10.1074/mcp.M114.040931
DO - 10.1074/mcp.M114.040931
M3 - Article
C2 - 25231459
AN - SCOPUS:84928243524
SN - 1535-9476
VL - 13
SP - 3507
EP - 3518
JO - Molecular and Cellular Proteomics
JF - Molecular and Cellular Proteomics
IS - 12
ER -