Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2016
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23658
Abstract
Phosphohistidine phosphatase 1 (PHPT1), the only known phosphohistidine phosphatase in mammals, regulates phosphohistidine levels of several proteins including those involved in signaling, lipid metabolism, and potassium ion transport. While the high-resolution structure of human PHPT1 (hPHPT1) is available and residues important for substrate binding and catalytic activity have been reported, little is known about post-translational modifications that modulate hPHPT1 activity. Here we characterize the structural and functional impact of hPHPT1 oxidation upon exposure to a reactive oxygen species, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Specifically, liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry was used to quantify site-specific oxidation of redox-sensitive residues of hPHPT1. Results from this study revealed that H2O2 exposure induces selective oxidation of hPHPT1 at Met95, a residue within the substrate binding region. Explicit solvent molecular dynamics simulations, however, predict only a minor effect of Met95 oxidation in the structure and dynamics of the apo-state of the hPHPT1 catalytic site, suggesting that if Met95 oxidation alters hPHPT1 activity, then it will do so by altering the stability of an intermediate state. Employing a novel mass spectrometry-based assay, we determined that H2O2-induced oxidation does not impact hPHPT1 function negatively; a result contrary to the common conception that protein oxidation is typically a loss-of-function modification.
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Scientific Reports, v. 6, art. 23658
Scholar Commons Citation
Martin, Daniel R.; Dutta, Priyanka; Mahajan, Shikha; Varma, Sameer; and Stevens, Stanley M. Jr., "Structural and Activity Characterization of Human PHPT1 after Oxidative Modification" (2016). Molecular Biosciences Faculty Publications. 28.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/bcm_facpub/28
