Voltage-dependent anion selective channels (VDACs) are integral membrane proteins found in the mitochondrial outer membrane. In comparison with the most abundant isoform VDAC1, there is little knowledge about the functional role of VDAC3. Unlikely VDAC1, cysteine residues are particularly abundant in VDAC3. Since the mitochondrial intermembrane space (IMS) has an oxidative potential we questioned whether the redox state of VDAC3 can be modified. By means of SDS-PAGE separation, tryptic and chymotryptic proteolysis and UHPLC/High Resolution ESI-MS/MS analysis we investigated the oxidation state of cysteine and methionine residues of rat liver VDAC3. Our results demonstrate that the mitochondrial VDAC3, in physiological state, contains methionines oxidized to methionine sulfoxide. Furthermore, cysteine residues 36, 65, and 165 are oxidized to a remarkable extend to sulfonic acid. Cysteines 2 and 8 are observed exclusively in the carboxyamidomethylated form. Cys229 is detected exclusively in the oxidized form of sulfonic acid, whereas the oxidation state of Cys122 could not be determined because peptides containing this residue were non detected. The peculiar behavior of Met and Cys residues of VDAC3 may be related with the accessibility of the protein to a strongly oxidizing environment and may be connected with the regulation of the activity of this trans-membrane pore protein.

High resolution mass spectrometry characterization of the oxidation pattern of methionine and cysteine residues in rat liver mitochondria voltage-dependent anion selective channel 3 (VDAC3)

R Saletti
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S Reina;M. G. G. Pittalà;R Belfiore;V Cunsolo;A Messina;De Pinto V;S Foti
2017-01-01

Abstract

Voltage-dependent anion selective channels (VDACs) are integral membrane proteins found in the mitochondrial outer membrane. In comparison with the most abundant isoform VDAC1, there is little knowledge about the functional role of VDAC3. Unlikely VDAC1, cysteine residues are particularly abundant in VDAC3. Since the mitochondrial intermembrane space (IMS) has an oxidative potential we questioned whether the redox state of VDAC3 can be modified. By means of SDS-PAGE separation, tryptic and chymotryptic proteolysis and UHPLC/High Resolution ESI-MS/MS analysis we investigated the oxidation state of cysteine and methionine residues of rat liver VDAC3. Our results demonstrate that the mitochondrial VDAC3, in physiological state, contains methionines oxidized to methionine sulfoxide. Furthermore, cysteine residues 36, 65, and 165 are oxidized to a remarkable extend to sulfonic acid. Cysteines 2 and 8 are observed exclusively in the carboxyamidomethylated form. Cys229 is detected exclusively in the oxidized form of sulfonic acid, whereas the oxidation state of Cys122 could not be determined because peptides containing this residue were non detected. The peculiar behavior of Met and Cys residues of VDAC3 may be related with the accessibility of the protein to a strongly oxidizing environment and may be connected with the regulation of the activity of this trans-membrane pore protein.
2017
Voltage Dependent Anion selective Channel isoform 3 (VDAC3); amino acid redox state; cysteine; mitochondrial outer membrane; mitochondrial intermembrane space; Orbitrap tribrid mass spectrometer
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