Methionine sulfoxide reductase B3 requires resolving cysteine residues for full activity and can act as a stereospecific methionine oxidase

Cao, Z., Mitchell, L., Hsia, O., Scarpa, M., Caldwell, S. T. , Alfred, A. D., Gennaris, A., Collet, J.-F., Hartley, R. C. and Bulleid, N. J. (2018) Methionine sulfoxide reductase B3 requires resolving cysteine residues for full activity and can act as a stereospecific methionine oxidase. Biochemical Journal, 475, pp. 827-838. (doi: 10.1042/BCJ20170929) (PMID:29420254) (PMCID:PMC6488974)

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Abstract

The oxidation of methionine residues in proteins occurs during oxidative stress and can lead to an alteration in protein function. The enzyme methionine sulfoxide reductase reverses this modification. Here we characterise the mammalian enzyme methionine sulfoxide reductase B3. There are two splice variants of this enzyme that differ only in their N-terminal signal sequence, which directs the protein to either the ER or mitochondria. We demonstrate here that the enzyme can complement a bacterial strain which is dependent upon methionine sulfoxide reduction for growth, that the purified recombinant protein is enzymatically active showing stereospecificity towards R -methionine sulfoxide, and identify the active site and two resolving cysteine residues. The enzyme is efficiently recycled by thioredoxin only in the presence of both resolving cysteine residues. These results show that for this isoform of methionine sulfoxide reductase, the reduction cycle most likely proceeds through a three step process. This involves an initial sulfenylation of the active site thiol followed by the formation of an intra-chain disulfide with a resolving thiol group and completed by the reduction of this disulfide by a thioredoxin-like protein to regenerate the active site thiol. Interestingly the enzyme can also act as an oxidase catalysing the stereospecific formation of R -methionine sulfoxide. This result has important implications for the role of this enzyme in the reversible modification of ER and mitochondrial proteins.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Caldwell, Dr Stuart and Cao, Dr Zhenbo and Bulleid, Professor Neil and Hartley, Professor Richard and Hsia, Oliver and Scarpa, Miss Miriam and Mitchell, Mrs Lorna
Authors: Cao, Z., Mitchell, L., Hsia, O., Scarpa, M., Caldwell, S. T., Alfred, A. D., Gennaris, A., Collet, J.-F., Hartley, R. C., and Bulleid, N. J.
College/School:College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Molecular Biosciences
College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Life Sciences
Journal Name:Biochemical Journal
Publisher:Portland Press Ltd.
ISSN:0264-6021
ISSN (Online):1470-8728
Published Online:02 February 2018
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2018 Portland Press
First Published:First published in Biochemical Journal 475:827-838
Publisher Policy:Reproduced under a Creative Commons License

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
617811Engineering the CHO host cell to improve protein productionNeil BulleidBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/K501864/1RI MOLECULAR CELL & SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
710821'Exploring mitochondrial metabolism in health and disease using targeted biological chemistryRichard HartleyWellcome Trust (WELLCOTR)110158/Z/15/ZCHEM - CHEMISTRY