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FREE RADICAL RESEARCH
Volume 41, Issue 11, Pages 1233-1245Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10715760701642096
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oxidative stress; vasculature; MSRA; protein oxidation; alternative splicing
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Reactive oxygen species contribute to ageing of the vascular system and development of cardiovascular disease. Methionine-S-sulphoxide, an oxidized form of methionine, is repaired by the enzyme methionine sulphoxide reductase A (MSRA). The enzyme, targeted to mitochondria or the cytosol by alternative splicing, is vital for oxidative stress resistance. This study was designed to examine the endogenous expression and intracellular localization of MSRA in rat aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). We detected robust MSRA immunoreactivity exclusively in mitochondria. Sequence analysis of msrA transcripts revealed the presence of a novel mitochondrial splice variant, msrA2a, in cultured rat VSMCs as well as in aortic tissue preparations. The enzymatic activity of a recombinant MSRA2a protein was confirmed by the reduction of methionine sulphoxide in a model substrate peptide. We conclude that multiple MSRA variants participate in the repair of oxidized proteins in VSMC mitochondria, but that other protective mechanisms may exist in the cytoplasmic compartment.
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