Endoplasmic Reticulum Oxidative Stress Promotes Glutathione-Dependent Oxidation of Collagen-1A1 and Promotes Lung Fibroblast Activation.

ABSTRACT: Changes in the oxidative (redox) environment accompany idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). S-glutathionylation of reactive protein cysteines is a post-translational event that transduces oxidant signals into biological responses. We recently demonstrated that increases in S-glutathionylation promote pulmonary fibrosis, which was mitigated by the deglutathionylating enzyme glutaredoxin (GLRX). However, the protein targets of S-glutathionylation that promote fibrogenesis remain unknown. In the present study we addressed whether the extracellular matrix is a target for S-glutathionylation. We discovered increases in COL1A1 (collagen 1A1) S-glutathionylation (COL1A1-SSG) in lung tissues from subjects with IPF compared with control subjects in association with increases in ERO1A (endoplasmic r

SUBMITTER: Druso JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568475 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature