H2S-Induced sulfhydration of the phosphatase PTP1B and its role in the endoplasmic reticulum stress response.

ABSTRACT: Although originally considered toxic, hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) has been implicated in mediating various biological processes. Nevertheless, its cellular targets and mode of action are not well understood. Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), which regulate numerous signal transduction pathways, use an essential cysteine residue at the active site, which is characterized by a low pK(a) and is susceptible to reversible oxidation. Here, we report that PTP1B was reversibly inactivated by H(2)S, in vitro and in cells, through sulfhydration of the active-site cysteine residue. Unlike oxidized PTP1B, the sulfhydrated enzyme was preferentially reduced in vitro by thioredoxin, compared to glutathione or dithiothreitol. Sulfhydration of PTP1B in cells required the presence of cystathionine γ-lyase

SUBMITTER: Krishnan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3328411 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature