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Cysteamine assay for the evaluation of bioactive electrophiles

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    SYSNO ASEP0542079
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleCysteamine assay for the evaluation of bioactive electrophiles
    Author(s) Novák, D. (CZ)
    Vrba, J. (CZ)
    Zatloukalová, M. (CZ)
    Roubalová, L. (CZ)
    Stolarczyk, K. (CZ)
    Dorčák, Vlastimil (BFU-R) RID, ORCID
    Vacek, J. (CZ)
    Number of authors7
    Source TitleFree Radical Biology and Medicine. - : Elsevier - ISSN 0891-5849
    Roč. 164, FEB 20 2021 (2021), s. 381-389
    Number of pages9 s.
    Publication formPrint - P
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    KeywordsThiol reactivity ; Cysteamine assay ; Electrochemistry ; Hydrophilic interaction chromatography ; Nrf2 pathway
    Subject RIVCE - Biochemistry
    OECD categoryBiochemistry and molecular biology
    R&D ProjectsGA19-09212S GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportBFU-R - RVO:68081707
    UT WOS000621327600002
    EID SCOPUS85099914970
    DOI10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2021.01.007
    AnnotationCovalent modifications of thiol and amine groups may control the function of proteins involved in the regulatory and signaling pathways of the cell. In this study, we developed a simple cysteamine assay which can be used to study the reactivity of electrophilic compounds towards primary amine and thiol groups in an aqueous environment. The detection principle is based on the electrochemical, photometrical and mass spectrometric analyses of cysteamine (2-aminoethanethiol) as the molecular probe. This technique is useful for studying the reaction kinetics of electrophiles with thiol (SH) and amino (NH2) groups. The decrease in analytical responses of cysteamine was monitored to evaluate the reactivity of three electrophilic activators of the Nrf2 pathway, which mediates the cellular stress response. The SH-reactivity under cell-free conditions of the tested electrophiles decreased in the following order: 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal >= nitro-oleic acid > sulforaphane. However, as shown in RAW264.7 cells, the tested compounds activated Nrf2-dependent gene expression in the opposite order: sulforaphane > nitro-oleic acid >= 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal. Although other factors in addition to chemical reactivity play a role in biological systems, we conclude that this cysteamine assay is a useful tool for screening potentially bioactive electrophiles and for studying their reactivity at a molecular level.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Biophysics
    ContactJana Poláková, polakova@ibp.cz, Tel.: 541 517 244
    Year of Publishing2022
    Electronic addresshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891584921000137?via%3Dihub
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