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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 281, Issue 12, Pages 8275-8285Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M512458200
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK45880, DK070755, DK60312] Funding Source: Medline
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In a previous study of T338C CFTR ( cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) we found that protons and thiol-directed reagents modified channel properties in a manner consistent with the hypothesis that this residue lies within the conduction path, but the observed reactivity was not consistent with the presence of a single thiolate species in the pore. Here we report results consistent with the notion that the thiol moiety can exist in at least three chemical states, the simple thiol, and two altered states. One of the altered states displays reactivity toward thiols like dithiothreitol and 2-mercaptoethanol as well as mixed disulfides ( methanethiosulfonate reagents: MTSET+, MTSES-) and an alkylating agent ( iodoacetamide). The other altered state is unreactive. The phenotype associated with the reactive, altered state could be replicated by exposing oocytes expressing T338C CFTR to CuCl2, but not by glutathionylation or nitrosylation of the thiol or by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that substituting a cysteine at 338 can create an adventitious metal binding site. Metal liganding alters thiol reactivity and may, in some cases, catalyze oxidation of the thiol to an unreactive form such as a sulfinic or sulfonic acid.
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