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ANTIOXIDANTS & REDOX SIGNALING
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MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/ars.2022.0064
Keywords
H2S; protein S-sulfhydration; persulfidation; labeling methods; molecular mechanisms
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Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gasotransmitter that regulates physiological and pathological activities. S-sulfhydration, involving the formation of protein persulfides, explains the multiple functions of H2S. Investigating protein persulfides can provide insights into the potential functions of H2S.
Significance: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is considered to be a gasotransmitter along with carbon monoxide (CO) and nitric oxide (NO), and is known as a key regulator of physiological and pathological activities. S-sulfhydration (also known as persulfidation), a mechanism involving the formation of protein persulfides by modification of cysteine residues, is proposed here to explain the multiple biological functions of H2S. Investigating the properties of protein persulfides can provide a foundation for further understanding of the potential functions of H2S.Recent Advances: Multiple methods have been developed to determine the level of protein persulfides. It has been demonstrated that protein persulfidation is involved in many biological processes through various mechanisms including the regulation of ion channels, enzymes, and transcription factors, as well as influencing protein-protein interactions.Critical Issues: Some technical and theoretical questions remain to be solved. These include how to improve the specificity of the detection methods for protein persulfidation, why persulfidation typically occurs on one or a few thiols within a protein, how this modification alters protein functions, and whether protein persulfidation has organ-specific patterns.Future Directions: Optimizing the detection methods and elucidating the properties and molecular functions of protein persulfidation would be beneficial for current therapeutics. In this review, we introduce the detailed mechanism of the persulfidation process and discuss persulfidation detection methods. In addition, this review summarizes recent discoveries of the selectivity of protein persulfidation and the regulation of protein functions and cell signaling pathways by persulfidation.
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