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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 271, Issue 17, Pages 3481-3487Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.04279.x
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thioredoxin; one-electron oxidation; radiolysis; tryptophan35; oxidation
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To test thioredoxin resistance to oxidizing free radicals, we have studied the one-electron oxidation of wild-type thioredoxin and of two forms with the point mutations D30A and W35A, using azide radicals generated by gamma-ray or pulse radiolysis. The oxidation patterns of wild-type thioredoxin and D30A are similar. In these forms, Trp35 is the primary target and is 'repaired' by one-electron reduction; first by intramolecular electron transfer from tyrosine, and then from other residues. Conversely, during oxidation of W35A, Trp13 is poorly reactive. For all proteins, activity is conserved showing an unusual resistance toward oxidation.
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