Cardioprotection by S-nitrosation of a cysteine switch on mitochondrial complex I

Chouchani, E. T. et al. (2013) Cardioprotection by S-nitrosation of a cysteine switch on mitochondrial complex I. Nature Medicine, 19(6), pp. 753-759. (doi: 10.1038/nm.3212) (PMID:23708290) (PMCID:PMC4019998)

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Abstract

Oxidative damage from elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) contributes to ischemia-reperfusion injury in myocardial infarction and stroke. The mechanism by which the increase in ROS occurs is not known, and it is unclear how this increase can be prevented. A wide variety of nitric oxide donors and S-nitrosating agents protect the ischemic myocardium from infarction, but the responsible mechanisms are unclear1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Here we used a mitochondria-selective S-nitrosating agent, MitoSNO, to determine how mitochondrial S-nitrosation at the reperfusion phase of myocardial infarction is cardioprotective in vivo in mice. We found that protection is due to the S-nitrosation of mitochondrial complex I, which is the entry point for electrons from NADH into the respiratory chain. Reversible S-nitrosation of complex I slows the reactivation of mitochondria during the crucial first minutes of the reperfusion of ischemic tissue, thereby decreasing ROS production, oxidative damage and tissue necrosis. Inhibition of complex I is afforded by the selective S-nitrosation of Cys39 on the ND3 subunit, which becomes susceptible to modification only after ischemia. Our results identify rapid complex I reactivation as a central pathological feature of ischemia-reperfusion injury and show that preventing this reactivation by modification of a cysteine switch is a robust cardioprotective mechanism and hence a rational therapeutic strategy.

Item Type:Articles (Letter)
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Hartley, Professor Richard
Authors: Chouchani, E. T., Methner, C., Nadtochiy, S. M., Logan, A., Pell, V. R., Ding, S., James, A. M., Cochemé, H. M., Reinhold, J., Lilley, K. S., Partridge, L., Fearnley, I. M., Robinson, A. J., Hartley, R. C., Smith, R. A. J., Krieg, T., Brookes, P. S., and Murphy, M. P.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Chemistry
Journal Name:Nature Medicine
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
ISSN:1078-8956
ISSN (Online):1546-170X

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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
553931Developing chemical mass spectrometry probes to assess the production of reactive oxygen species in vivoRichard HartleyBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/I012826/1CHEM - CHEMISTRY