• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.20-25
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• 2016

Photosynthesis is a highly robust process allowing for rapid adjustment to changing environmental conditions. The efficient acclimation depends on balanced redox metabolism and control of reactive oxygen species release which triggers signaling cascades and potentially detrimental oxidation reactions. Thiol peroxidases of the peroxiredoxin and glutathione peroxidase type, and ascorbate peroxidases are the main peroxide detoxifying enzymes of the chloroplast. They use different electron donors and are linked to distinct redox networks. In addition, the peroxiredoxins serve functions in redox regulation and retrograde signaling. The complexity of plastid peroxidases is discussed in context of suborganellar localization, substrate preference, metabolic coupling, protein abundance, activity regulation, interactions, signaling functions, and the conditional requirement for high antioxidant capacity. Thus the review provides an opinion on the advantage of linking detoxification of peroxides to different enzymatic systems and implementing mechanisms for their inactivation to enforce signal propagation within and from the chloroplast.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.26-30
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• 2016

Peroxiredoxins are ubiquitous thiol proteins that catalyse the breakdown of peroxides and regulate redox activity in the cell. Kinetic analysis of their reactions is required in order to identify substrate preferences, to understand how molecular structure affects activity and to establish their physiological functions. Various approaches can be taken, including the measurement of rates of individual steps in the reaction pathway by stopped flow or competitive kinetics, classical enzymatic analysis and measurement of peroxidase activity. Each methodology has its strengths and they can often give complementary information. However, it is important to understand the experimental conditions of the assay so as to interpret correctly what parameter is being measured. This brief review discusses different kinetic approaches and the information that can be obtained from them.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2016

Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) are a very large and highly conserved family of peroxidases that reduce peroxides, with a conserved cysteine residue, designated the "peroxidatic" Cys ($C_P$) serving as the site of oxidation by peroxides (Hall et al., 2011; Rhee et al., 2012). Peroxides oxidize the $C_P$-SH to cysteine sulfenic acid ($C_P$-SOH), which then reacts with another cysteine residue, named the "resolving" Cys ($C_R$) to form a disulfide that is subsequently reduced by an appropriate electron donor to complete a catalytic cycle. This overview summarizes the status of studies on Prxs and relates the following 10 minireviews.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1999년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.12-12
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• 1999

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• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2006

도처에 분포하는 peroxiredoxins (Prxs)은 세포 내 방어신호전달 과정에서 다양한 기능을 하는 것으로 나타났다. Prxs는 크게 typical 2-Cys Prx, atypical 2-Cys Prx와 1-Cys Prx의 세 부류로 분류되는데, 이것들은 cysteine 잔기의 수와 촉매기전에 따라 구분된다. 세 종류의 단백질 중, N-말단에 peroxidatic cysteine 잔기를 포함하는 typical 2-Cys Prx는 $H_2O_2$ 분해과정 동안 과산화물-의존적인 sulfenic acid로의 산화와 thiol-의존적 환원과정이 순환되어 일어난다. Sulfenic acid는 고농도의 $H_2O_2$와 Trx, Trx reductase와 NADPH를 포함하는 촉매 요소의 존재하에 cysteine sulfenic acid로 과산화 될 수 있다 과산화된 2-Cys Prx는 ATP 의존성 효소인 sulfiredoxin의 작용에 의해 천천히 환원된다. 세포가 강력한 산화나 열 충격 스트레스에 노출되면, 2-Cys Prx는 LMW 단백질에서 HMW complex로 구조를 변화시켜 peroxidase에서 chaperone으로 기능의 전환을 일으킨다. 2-Cys Prx의 C-말단 부분 역시 이러한 구조적 전환에 중요한 역할을 한다. 따라서, C-말단이 잘려진 단백질은 과산화가 되지 않고 단백질의 구조와 기능이 조절될 수 없다. 이러한 반응들은 활성 자리인 peroxidatic cysteine 잔기에 의해 일차적으로 유도되며, 그것은 세포에서 '$H_2O_2$ sensor' 로서 작용하다. 2-Cys Prx의 가역적인 구조와 기능 변화는 세포가 외부자극에 적응하는 수단으로 작용하며, 아마도 세포내 방어신호체계를 활성화 시키는 것으로 생각된다. 특히, chloroplast에 존재하는 식물 2-Cys Prx는 촉매반응 동안 주된 구조적인 변화를 나타내는 역동적인 단백질 구조를 가지고 있어서, 산화-환원 의존적으로 super-complex를 형성하고 가역적으로 thylakoid membrane에 부착한다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.170-175
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• 2010

Chaperone;Glutathione peroxidase;Peroxiredoxin;Schizosaccharomyces pombe;Thioredoxin peroxidase;To investigate the differences in the functional roles of peroxiredoxins (Prxs) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we examined the peroxidase and molecular chaperone properties of the recombinant proteins. TPx (thioredoxin peroxidase) exhibited a capacity for peroxide reduction with the thioredoxin system. GPx also showed thioreoxin-dependent peroxidase activity rather than GPx activity. The peroxidase activity of BCP (bacterioferritin comigratory protein) was similar to that of TPx. However, peroxidase activity was not observed for PMP20 (peroxisomal membrane protein 20). TPx, PMP20, and GPx inhibited thermal aggregation of citrate synthase at 43$^{\circ}C$, but BCP failed to inhibit the aggregation. The chaperone activities of PMP20 and GPx were weaker than that of TPx. The peroxidase and chaperone properties of TPx, BCP, and GPx of the fission yeast are similar to those of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The fission yeast PMP20 without thioredoxin-dependent peroxidase activity may act as a molecular chaperone.

• BMB Reports
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.514-518
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• 2000

Two open reading frames of Haemophilus influenzae, HI0572 and HI0751, showing homology to a yeast thioredoxin peroxidase II (TPx II) and an E. coli thiol peroxidase $P_{20}$, respectively, were cloned and expressed in E. coli, and then the proteins were subsequently purified and characterized. HI0751 protein showed the thioredoxin (Trx)-dependent peroxidase activity, whereas HI0572 protein showed glutathione-dependent peroxidase. The HI0572 is the first peroxiredoxin with glutathione peroxidase activity rather than thioredoxin peroxidase. Purified HI0572 and HI0751 proteins protected specifically the inactivation of glutamine synthetase by metal catalyzed oxidation (MCO) systems composed of $Fe^{3+}$, $O_2$ and mercaptans such as dithiothreitol, ${\beta}-mercaptoethanol$ and glutathione (GSH). Unlike the HI0751 protein, the HI0572 protein was more effective in protecting glutamine synthetase from inactivation by the $GSH/Fe^{3+}/O_2$ system. It seems that these unique properties of the HI0572 protein are due to the structure containing a glutaredoxin domain at it's C-terminal in addition to a peroxiredoxin domain.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.451-459
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• 2011

Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) have a critical role in protecting cells against oxidative damage generated by reactive oxygen species (ROS). PrxI and PrxII are more than 90% homologous in their amino acid sequences, and both proteins reduce $H_2O_2$. In this study, an over-expression plasmid carrying PrxI was transfected into $PrxII^{-/-}$ mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) to investigate potential compensatory relationships between PrxI and PrxII. ROS levels induced by oxidative stress were increased in $PrxII^{-/-}$ MEFs as compared to wild-type MEFs. Moreover, exposure of $PrxII^{-/-}$ MEFs to $H_2O_2$ caused a reduction in cell viability of about 10%, and the proportion of cell death was increased compared to mock-treated $PrxII^{-/-}$ MEFs. However, transient over-expression of PrxI in $PrxII^{-/-}$ MEFs conferred increased resistance against the oxidative damage, as evidenced by increased cell viability and reduced intracellular ROS levels under $H_2O_2$ stress conditions. The findings suggest that over-expressed PrxI can partly compensate for the loss of PrxII function in PrxII-deficient MEFs.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.36.1-36.16
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• 2021

Peroxiredoxins (Prxs) are ubiquitously expressed peroxidases that reduce hydrogen peroxide or alkyl peroxide production in cells. Prxs are released from cells in response to various stress conditions, and they function as damage-associated molecular pattern molecules. However, the secretory mechanism of Prxs and their roles have not been elucidated. Thus, we aimed to determine whether inflammasome activation is a secretory mechanism of Prxs and subsequently identify the effect of the secreted Prxs on activation of the classical complement pathway. Using J774A.1, a murine macrophage cell line, we demonstrated that NLRP3 inflammasome activation induces Prx1, Prx2, Prx5, and Prx6 secretion in a caspase-1 dependent manner. Using HEK293T cells with a transfection system, we revealed that the release of Prx1 and Prx2 relies on gasdermin-D (GSDMD)-mediated secretion. Next, we confirmed the binding of both Prx1 and Prx2 to C1q; however, only Prx2 could induce the C1q-mediated classical complement pathway activation. Collectively, our results suggest that inflammasome activation is a secretory mechanism of Prxs and that GSDMD is a mediator of their secretion. Moreover, secreted Prx1 and Prx2 bind with C1q, but only Prx2 mediates the classical complement pathway activation.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2005

배 경 : peroxiredoxins는 거의 모든 생명체에 공통적으로 보존되어 있으며, 최근에 발견된, 특이한 peroxidases로 인체에서 6가지 동위효소가 알려져 있으며, 산화스트레스에 대한 방어역할을 담당하고, $H_2O_2$신호전달 과정에서 중요한 조절 역할을 한다. peroxiredoxin은 $H_2O_2$ 처리 과정 중에서 자신이 산화되어 불활성화 되는데, 산화된 후 다시 재생되는 것으로 보고되나 그 생리적은 의미는 분명하지 않다. 이에 저자들을 폐상 피세포주, 대식세포주, 폐포모세혈관 내피세포주 및 기타 섬유모세포주 들에서 $H_2O_2$ 에 의한 Prx의 산화과정과 재생을 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법 : 수술 환자에서 적출한 정상 폐조직과, 세포주로는 평상시 산화 스트레스에 노출이 많을 것으로 예상되는 세포들로써, 폐포상피세포의 I 형 및 II 형 세포에서 기원한 A549, WI 26, Raw 264.7, Rat2,및 폐포 모세혈관 내피세포주 등을 이용하여 이를 $50{\mu}M$. $100{\mu}M$, $500{\mu}M$ 의 $H_2O_2$로 산화시켜 불활성화 한 후, 추적관찰 하였으며, 시간대 별로(0. 10, 30, 60, 120, 240, 480 분) 수확하여, 이를 1차원 non-reducing SDS-PAGE 및 2차원 전기영동로 분리 후, silver stain 과 Western blot으로 분석 하였다. 결 과 : 1. 실험에 사용된 모든 세포주에서, $H_2O_2$ 농도에 비례하여 peroxiredoxin I, II, III 의 불활성화를 관찰할 수 있었고, 10분에 최고로 불활성화되었다. 2. 산화된 이후, 30분경부터 peroxiredoxin 의 재생이 관찰되기 시작 하였으며, 2시간 이후부터 확연하였다. 3. 다시 재생된 peroxiredoxin은 $H_2O_2$투여로서, 다시 불활성화되어, 재생된 Prx 가 활성을 지닌 단백질임을 알 수 있었다. 4. 재생의 속도는 사용된 세포주마다 차이가 있었으며 (A549 >Raw 264.7 >$Rat_2$ >WI26), 단백질 합성억제제인 cycloheximide ($10{\mu}g/ml$) 존재 하에서도 변함 없이 관찰되었다. 결 론 : 세포 내에는 산화되어 불활성화된 peroxiredoxin을 재생하는 체계가 존재 하며, 이는 활성부위 cysteine을 갖는 다른 단백질에도 공통적으로 적용될 수 있는 분자 스위치일 가능성이 높으며, 산화에 의한 신호전달과정이나, 질병 모델에서 Prx 단백의 재생 체계의 이상과 병인에 관한 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.