Identification of Sulfenylated Cysteines inArabidopsis thaliana Proteins Using a Disulfide-Linked Peptide Reporter
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- PMCID: PMC7343964
- DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00777
Identification of Sulfenylated Cysteines inArabidopsis thaliana Proteins Using a Disulfide-Linked Peptide Reporter
Abstract
In proteins, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) reacts with redox-sensitive cysteines to form cysteine sulfenic acid, also known asS-sulfenylation. These cysteine oxidation events can steer diverse cellular processes by altering protein interactions, trafficking, conformation, and function. Previously, we had identifiedS-sulfenylated proteins by using a tagged proteinaceous probe based on the yeast AP-1-like (Yap1) transcription factor that specifically reacts with sulfenic acids and traps them through a mixed disulfide bond. However, the identity of theS-sulfenylated amino acid residues within a protein remained enigmatic. By using the same transgenic YAP1C probe, we present here a technological advancement to identifyin situ sulfenylated cysteine sites inArabidopsis thaliana cells under control condition and oxidative stress. Briefly, the total extract of transgenic YAP1CA. thaliana cells was initially purified on IgG-Sepharose beads, followed by a tryptic digest. Then, the mixed disulfide-linked peptides were further enriched at the peptide level on an anti-YAP1C-derived peptide (C598SEIWDR) antibody. Subsequent mass spectrometry analysis with pLink 2 identified 1,745 YAP1C cross-linked peptides, indicating sulfenylated cysteines in over 1,000 proteins. Approximately 55% of these YAP1C-linked cysteines had previously been reported as redox-sensitive cysteines (S-sulfenylation,S-nitrosylation, and reversibly oxidized cysteines). The presented methodology provides a noninvasive approach to identify sulfenylated cysteines in any species that can be genetically modified.
Keywords: Arabidopsis thaliana; S-sulfenylation (-SOH); YAP1C; affinity purification; cross-linked peptide identification; disulfide; hydrogen peroxide.
Copyright © 2020 Wei, Willems, Huang, Tian, Yang, Messens and Van Breusegem.
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